Corset Background

Corsets have been idolized by both women and men for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques have changed over time. and so have the components and materials used. If you are trying to create the correct figure, you should have an understanding of the items and materials you can select from.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The first corsets have usually been the ones with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be constrained and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you must work against the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the type of boning material used, and b) the ability to pull together the lacing. In order for you to have a comfortable feeling while wearing your corset you are capable of lacing up only so much, you should rely on the boning for providing the rest of the support.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When you are looking to select steel boning for your favorite corset style the thickness is of primary importance. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used on the front of corsets to allow you to slide into and out of your corset without another person's 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 corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.