Corset Account

Corsets have been attractive to both women and men for many centuries. Shapes and construction techniques have varied. and so have the materials used. If you are trying to develop the desirable shape for you, you need to have an education of the materials and items you can choose from.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The really old corsets are usually ones with minimal amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh appears to be significantly pressed down and give the look of a minimized profile. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

A fabulous corset depends on two primary factors: a) the strength and other factors of the boning material, and b) how snug the lacing can be tightened. In order to ensure a comfortable fit you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

A fine choice in boning is the use of spring steel cased in nylon that delivers a pale color base and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the 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 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 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.