Plus Size Corsets

August 28, 2009

Corsets can be a sexy addition to any woman’s lingerie collection, but to truly show off this garment’s potential requires sensual curves and sinuous lines that are the hallmark of the plus size woman. Crafted in silky satins or sensuous velvets or other plush materials, a plus size corset shows off your assets to advantage. [...]

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Vintage Corsets

August 28, 2009

Who can forget the classic scene from “Gone With the Wind” with Scarlet O’Hara being laced into her corset in time for the barbeque, which is full of suitors fawning over her? The image of a vintage corset in the mind of many people comes from these romantic images of beautiful women with slim waists, [...]

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Gothic Corsets

August 28, 2009

Gothic corsets, like most gothic fashions, find their roots in the Victorian and Elizabethan eras, and became immensely popular in the 1980s among punk and goth rock adherents. The goth style has been defined as a combination of macabre and even morbid styles, coupled with an undercurrent of eroticism. During the 1990s, goth fashions virtually [...]

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How To Lace a Corset

August 28, 2009

This is a guide to lacing yourself or a friend into a corset. If you want to get your corset on tight enough to give you an hourglass figure but loose enough to let you breathe and keep your ribs in one piece, follow these instructions with careful patience and precision. It is important that [...]

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Corset Waist Training Tips

August 28, 2009

1. Wear an undershirt (cotton) or corset liner under the corset. 2. Moisturize the skin and make sure there are no dry spots. Red skin is a sign of dry skin. 3. After putting the corset on, pull the laces snug, not tight and straighten out the shirt or tube underneath. Reach behind you and [...]

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Tight Lacing for Beginners

August 28, 2009

Tight lacing is a method for sculpting the body into an hourglass figure by regular use of a corset. Because of the flexibility of the ribcage, wearing a corset for extended periods of time — typically 16 to 24 hours a day — can reduce the size of the waist, forming a permanently modified body [...]

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Waist Training for Beginners

August 28, 2009

Women who are not naturally endowed with a coveted hourglass figure may still be able to achieve this standard through a procedure known as waist training. Waist training involves the use of a laced body corset that is worn in a consistent manner. The Waist Training Process The goal of corset training is to reduce [...]

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