retphoto wrote:
if you happen to stumble across a corset made with 'whalebone' you should have it carefully cleaned and not use it....it's a true antique..

That's if you can find one

BethanyLynn wrote:
I dont know how to explain it.
I want a real corset that will produce good reduction (im a little puudgy puuudgy)
but I dont want to pay like 200 bucks for one.
I want one thats cheap and will do something.

There's pretty much no such thing. 

I've heard good things about Timeless Trends for providing a nice silhouette and I have a Hoss that's made of such a heavy weight vinyl it does the same.  Both companies are in the $100 range, but will only provide a 2-4 inch reduction max.

Maybe one day you'll luck out and find one used that works, but you'll never find a new corset in that price range that provides any serious waist reduction or would be suitable for waist training.  Corsets are very labor intensive, complicated garments to make. They don't come cheap.

B Debauchery wrote:
also, i have a question on wearing corsets:
a friend (guy doesn't wear corsets but is *very* well acquainted with people who do) told me that you should always be able to push the front of your corset together and be able to unhook the busk/get it off. if you can't, the corset is too tight. is this true, or is it pretty much for those who are performing in a corset?

I'm not sure that makes any sense as phrased. Was he trying to tell you you should loosen the laces before attempting to remove it?

theda wrote:

B Debauchery wrote:
also, i have a question on wearing corsets:
a friend (guy doesn't wear corsets but is *very* well acquainted with people who do) told me that you should always be able to push the front of your corset together and be able to unhook the busk/get it off. if you can't, the corset is too tight. is this true, or is it pretty much for those who are performing in a corset?

Theres no such thing as a corset too tight if fitted properly.

theda wrote:

I'm not sure that makes any sense as phrased. Was he trying to tell you you should loosen the laces before attempting to remove it?

i was wondering if he thought that because a lot of the women he knows who wear corsets are also performers, that the ease of removal was solely for that? he was saying that i shouldn't have to loosen the laces before taking it off.

Fetisha wrote:

theda wrote:

B Debauchery wrote:
also, i have a question on wearing corsets:
a friend (guy doesn't wear corsets but is *very* well acquainted with people who do) told me that you should always be able to push the front of your corset together and be able to unhook the busk/get it off. if you can't, the corset is too tight. is this true, or is it pretty much for those who are performing in a corset?

Theres no such thing as a corset too tight if fitted properly.

thanks!!

BethanyLynn wrote:
I dont know how to explain it.
I want a real corset that will produce good reduction (im a little puudgy puuudgy)
but I dont want to pay like 200 bucks for one.
I want one thats cheap and will do something.

That is damn near impossible to find.
This is the one business that you can usually say, you get what you pay for

B Debauchery wrote:
if you want a fun corset thats inexpensive as most corsets go, i bought one of bettysioux's show pieces (black w/ ribcage design on the front and back) with spring steel boning for cheap! she also does custom stuff, but i don't know her pricing--but it doesn't hurt to ask!!

http://www.bettysioux.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bettysioux
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also, i have a question on wearing corsets:
a friend (guy doesn't wear corsets but is *very* well acquainted with people who do) told me that you should always be able to push the front of your corset together and be able to unhook the busk/get it off. if you can't, the corset is too tight. is this true, or is it pretty much for those who are performing in a corset?

Ok, don't be mad if I'm misunderstanding this.
When you first put the corset on, the laces should be loosened and it should be easy to hook it closed.  Once it is on and tightened, you may or may not be able to get it off without loosening the laces.  If you have to losen the laces to take it off, does not mean it is too tight

theda wrote:

There's pretty much no such thing. 

I've heard good things about Timeless Trends for providing a nice silhouette and I have a Hoss that's made of such a heavy weight vinyl it does the same.  Both companies are in the $100 range, but will only provide a 2-4 inch reduction max.

Maybe one day you'll luck out and find one used that works, but you'll never find a new corset in that price range that provides any serious waist reduction or would be suitable for waist training.  Corsets are very labor intensive, complicated garments to make. They don't come cheap.

Exactly.
Occasionally you will find a deal, but always to skeptical.
I once got a custom corset for $250 (after taxes and shipping) which was an amazing deal for the corset maker, but if you want a decent corset, expect to pay over $200 minimium

Fetisha wrote:
I refuse to wear anything but a 'real' corset.
Its an amzing feeling to wear them and after waist training for so many years I have a tiny waist when I'm not wearing it now too
I think custom corsetry is the best by far.

Lovely corset.
Sadly though, even if you have a reduction without your corset on, if you stop wearing corsets all together, you will go back to your natural waist.
Sadly it is not a permenant change in your waist

Matt Knowles wrote:
Well not only is this a real corset, it's a real old corset, from about 1905-1910. Oldest in our collection is from the 1880s.

http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/vintag … rsets.html

Lovely, lovely corset!
I'm sure that is considered a real corset

the empowered one wrote:
I've had really good luck with Versatile Fashions.  They're amazing!


http://www.versatilefashions.com/

I have also heard good things about them.

Nikki A wrote:
Ok, don't be mad if I'm misunderstanding this.
When you first put the corset on, the laces should be loosened and it should be easy to hook it closed.  Once it is on and tightened, you may or may not be able to get it off without loosening the laces.  If you have to losen the laces to take it off, does not mean it is too tight

nope, that's exactly what I wanted to know! thank yoU!!

B Debauchery wrote:

nope, that's exactly what I wanted to know! thank yoU!!

Awesome

SINched wrote:
Good thread.

thanks

B Debauchery wrote:
i was wondering if he thought that because a lot of the women he knows who wear corsets are also performers, that the ease of removal was solely for that? he was saying that i shouldn't have to loosen the laces before taking it off.

I would say that's completely wrong. You should definitely loosen the laces before you take it off to preserve the life of the corset.  Not doing so could damage the corset. If the corset is tight enough to being doing anything at all, it should be loosened before removing it.

theda wrote:

I would say that's completely wrong. You should definitely loosen the laces before you take it off to preserve the life of the corset.  Not doing so could damage the corset. If the corset is tight enough to being doing anything at all, it should be loosened before removing it.

exactly

Leona Anne wrote:
Thank you for the lniks at the bottom! I'm used to going to my local BDSM shop and buying quality corsets (DS Toychest in Meriden CT), but out here, there aren't any good places to buy any, so thanks for the links.

you're welcome

Dark Angel Photography wrote:
...REAL corsets have REAL Bone Boning, Spring Steel was not introduced into modern corsetry  until the 80s...     

   FYI...   

Are you saying that whale bone was used until the 1980s? Because I'm pretty sure sanctions against hunting whales had been passed before then.  edit for googling: Whaling became pretty strictly regulated in the 1930s and 40s, but was not banned outright by the International Whaling Commission until 1982.

Also worth noting, whalebone is not bone. It's baleen. Real bone boning has never been used in corsetry.

theda wrote:

Are you saying that whale bone was used until the 1980s? Because I'm pretty sure sanctions against hunting whales had been passed before then. 

Also worth noting, whalebone is not bone. It's baleen. Real bone boning has never been used in corsetry.

whale boning was used intil the late 50s or 60s, because of price and availability, other animal bones (used for thier malability) like deer where used to the mid to late 70s until spring steel was used for cost effectivness and availability...
  My ex learned the history of "The Original Corset" for an educational course in textiles...

Lady Bronze wrote:
Hey girls,

I have read that if you wear real corsets for long enough, that the waist will shrink, even when not wearing it?

Is it really true that you can lose inches through a corset, and does anyone know how long 'long enough' is for the average woman?

You can temporarily re-size your waist with prolonged corset wearing, but I'm not sure how much would be necessary. I know many serious waist trainers wear their corsets up to 23 hours a day for months to achieve those results.

Dark Angel Photography wrote:

whale boning was used intil the late 50s or 60s, because of price and availability, other animal bones (used for thier malability) like deer where used to the mid to late 70s until spring steel was used for cost effectivness and availability...
  My ex learned the history of "The Original Corset" for an educational course in textiles...

Okay, but are you sure those other animal bones were bones and not some sort cartilage or hair/nail like fiber? To my knowledge, no species has malleable bones.

theda wrote:

You can temporarily re-size your waist with prolonged corset wearing, but I'm not sure how much would be necessary. I know many serious waist trainers wear their corsets up to 23 hours a day for months to achieve those results.

Fakir from india reduced his waist to I think it was 13 or 14 inches...?...

theda wrote:

Okay, but are you sure those other animal bones were bones and not some sort cartilage or hair/nail like fiber? To my knowledge, no species has malleable bones.

bones were made mallable through vinegar soaking, some bones worked, some did not, deer was one that was deemed to work with the vinegar bath to soften them ebough to make them mallable...  it was not used for long though when spring steel replaced the real bones...