Corset History

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for the last several centuries. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been changing and so have the materials and types of items used. In order to develop the best shape for you, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Ultimate Body Shaping With Corsets

The older corsets tend to be ones with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be pressed down and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to reshape the general curves and shape of a female's profile.

Corset Facts about Boning, Lacing, and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, it is therefore more practical to use the proper quality of "bone".

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 looking for a particular type of spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. You are able to judge when the correct spring steel boning is selected because it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to allow you the freedom to get into your corset without requesting help from anyone. The busks first appeared in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.