By: Marianne
So you want to wear a corset, and you’re finally ready to buy one. You’ve done a bit of research and heard about the horrors of plastic bones and cheap Chinese knock-offs, about the wonders of coutil and how 100% custom is the only possible way to get a corset that fits you and doesn’t mangle your anatomy, and how they take twenty – no, fifty hours to make.
Well. As a professional corsetiere and habitual lacer, I’m going to share with you what I look for in a corset, and provide a counterpoint to some popular “rules” and straight-up misconceptions while I’m at it.
