Corset Record

There has been corset worship by both sexes for many centuries. The construction methods and shapes they produce have changed due to new technology and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the shape you desire, you need to have an education of the items available to you today.

Body Shaping and Corsets - The Perfect Match

The oldest created corsets are typically the ones with a moderate amount of curves or reshaping. Your breast shape tends to be compressed and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you must work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

A great corset design depends on two main factors: a) the properties and type of boning material used. and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable in your corset you should only tighten and lace up so much, you can rely on the boning material to deliver the remainder of the support.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the steel boning for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to slip into and out of your corset unassisted. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.