Corset Lowdown

There has been corset worship by both men and women for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques have been changing and so have the materials and types of items used. In order to develop the best shape for you, you might be better informed if you have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Ultimate Body Shaping With Corsets

The older corsets tend to be ones with the least amount of reshaping. Your breast shape looks to be contained and give the look of a minimized profile. To create this profile you have to reshape the general curves and shape of a female's profile.

Corset Facts about Boning, Lacing, and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

A fine choice in boning is the use of spring steel cased in nylon that typically is rendered in a lighter color pallette and comes in a group of thicknesses, widths, and lengths. When specifying the steel boning for the best corset for your body type the width takes precedence over thickness. You know when you have selected a corset with the correct steel boning because it is flexible but it is very hard to bend.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are typically used with the front of corsets to allow you to dress yourself in the corset without assistance. The first appearance of a busk on a corset was near 1860 and began with straight busks, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.