Corset Story

Corsets have been worn by both men and women for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have come from a variety of backgrounds. and so have the components and materials used. If you are trying to create the figure you covet, 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 have usually produces figures with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be flattened and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to contain the regular curves and general shape of a 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, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and is found in different length, thickness, and widths. When selecting the spring steel boning for the best corset for you the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. You can tell when you have selected the proper spring steel boning because it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to get into and out of your corset without help. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the straight busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.