Corset Background

There has been corset worship by both sexes for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have changed in both type and variety and so have the components and materials used. If you are trying to create the desirable shape for you, you may be a better consumer if you have an understanding of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The first corsets are usually ones the a minimal amount of reshaping. Your breast shape appears to be compressed and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to compress and reshape the regular curves and general shape of a woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

The design of a corset is dependent on two underlying factors to be successful: a) the properties of the boning material, and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable in your corset you are only able to tighten the laces so much, the rest of the support is provided by the boning.

A good choice in boning material is steel covered with nylon that comes in lighter colors and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When you are deciding on the type of steel boning for the best corset for your body type the "thickness" is more important than the width. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

Busk fasteners are also 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 initiated with the straight busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.