Corset Report

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have varied. and so have the materials used. In order to reproduce the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can choose from.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The earlier corsets tend to be those with minimal amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh appears to be significantly pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this silhouette you have to work against the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. To ensure you are comfortable while wearing your corset you can only tighten and lace up to a point, the remainder of the functionality is provided by the support delivered by the boning.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. When you select a spring steel for the corset you choose the width is secondary to the thickness. When the correct thickness of spring steel is used it is really flexible but it is almost impossible to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to enable you to slip into and out of your corset unassisted. The busks were created in the 1860's and began with straight busks, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. Both items can be found in our online shop.