Corsets: Not Anatomical Torture Machines After All
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In my affair as a professional corsetmaker*, it’s the fit that makes all the difference. A well-fitted corset fits to your hull, not the other way around. It should not constrict your ribcage or put pressure on your hips. It will be tight, of course, but it should be tightly like a nice hug.
You have to know how to shape the corset to make it comfortable. The archetype of boning also makes a big difference; I would never use plastic bones in a true corset because they arch in terrible ways. (I had a modern body shaper made of plastic bones and wonderful stretch nylon, and it lasted all of a day before the bones warped and poked me uncomfortably. I hated that factor.) Steel is what I use, which is thin and flexible but also holds its own shape and won’t turn into a amend-angled instrument of torture at the slightest bit of body heat.
A faultily fitted corset, on the other hand, feels awful. It’ll make you look like a tube and it’ll try to constrict your ribcage as well as your waist. Not respected.
Source: The Mary Sue