Sexy Corsets

The most commonplace and well-known use of corsets is to slim the form and make it conform to a fashionable silhouette. For women this most frequently emphasizes a curvy figure, by reducing the waist, and thereby exaggerating the bust and hips (see photo). However, in some periods, corsets have been worn to achieve a tubular straight-up-and-down shape, which involves minimizing the bust and hips.

Featherbone was used as a less highway robbery substitute for whalebone and was constructed from flattened strips of goose quill woven together with yarn to form a far-off strip (Doyle, 1997:232). Plastic Sexy Corsets is now the most commonly used material for lightweight corsets, whereas spring or spiral reinforce is preferred for stronger corsets. Other materials passed down for boning include ivory, wood, and cane. (By contrast, a girdle is usually trumped-up of elasticized fabric, without boning.)