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How to wear a corset
Corset information

Welcome to the wonderful, historic world of corsets!!

We live in an age when a corset is for special events. Can you imagine wearing a corset everyday of your life from childhood through old age? How restricting that must have been. If you have never worn a corset, you are in for a treat. They are such a fun garment to wear. You will stand taller, look slimmer and apear reagl in your posture.

Why would you want to wear a corset?

  • The Corset is a fashion Statement.
  • The Corset can create the hourglass figure.
  • The Corset can be used to train your waist into shape.
  • Corsets can instantly 'improve' the figure without dieting, slimming drugs, or cosmetic surgery.  There is an instant 2" tightening. This will grow as you get comfortable with the corset.
  • Corsets can reduce pain and improve function for people with back problems or other muscular/skeletal disorders.
  • Some large-breasted women find corsets more comfortable than brassieres, because the weight of the breasts is carried by the whole corset rather than the brassiere's shoulder straps. (Straps can chafe or cut the skin.) However, if a bra is properly fitted, the weight of the breasts is carried by the band and not by the shoulders, thus eliminating this problem for even women with very large breasts.
  • The Corset can be worn with a bra if that is more comfortable under certain garments.
  • Some corset-wearers enjoy the feeling of being "hugged" by the corset.
  • Due to their tightness and close proximity to the body, corsets can make the wearer feel very warm. They have been most often worn in cool climates.

How to lace corset?

  • Start the lace from the inside, feed the lacing through the top of corsets.
  • Feed the lace on the left side and cross it over to the right. Slip it into the eyelet. Make sure that the lace that crosses over forms a line that stays outside of the corset. Repeat this on the right lace, alternating over then under through each eyelets in a series of X's
  • Continue in alternating X's until you reach the center or waistline of the corset. This is where the puller-loop is created. The puller-loop is the loop of lace that you pull on to draw in the corset. Please note that the puller-loop MUST be on the outside.
  • Take the left lace and slip it through the next eyelet down on the left side. This creates a loop on the outside of the corset. The remaining lace should now be on the inside. Now for the right side, take the right lace and slip it through the next eyelet down on the right side. The remaining lace should be on the inside.
  • Continue in alternation X's until you reach the bottom and tie it off. 

 

Corset lacing in step by step detail

1 - Start the lace from the inside, feed the lacing through the top of corsets. 2 - Feed the lace on the left side and cross it over to the right. Slip it into the eyelet. Make sure that the lace that crosses over forms a line that stays outside of the corset. Repeat this on the right lace, alternating over then under through each eyelets in a series of X's
3 - Continue in alternating X's until you reach the center or waistline of the corset. This is where the puller-loop is created. The puller-loop is the loop of lace that you pull on to draw in the corset. Please note that the puller-loop MUST be on the outside.
4 - Take the left lace and slip it through the next eyelet down on the left side. This creates a loop on the outside of the corset. The remaining lace should now be on the inside. Now for the right side, take the right lace and slip it through the next eyelet down on the right side. The remaining lace should be on the inside. 5 - Continue in alternation X's until you reach the bottom and tie it off.

The final look

As you can see the bulk of the lace ties are in the center. This makes it easier to adjust the final fit at the waist. You can leave the ties hanging down or tuck them under the x's.
In the center front are the steel attatchments like flat hooks and eyes. Once the corset is laced to fit you can use the hook opening in the front for easier on and off.