Corset Record

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The earlier corsets tend to be those with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breasts look to be constrained and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Busks and Boning

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) the ability to tighten the lacing. In order for the corset to fit you comfortably you can only lace up and tighten so much, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you select the spring steel for a corset that will look like it was designed for you the width is of minor concern while your primary focus should be on the thickness. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without help. The first time busks were used was near 1860 and started with a straight simple busk, the complications of the spoon busk was developed around 1870. All of these items can be found in our online corset store.