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Antique Photo of Woman in a Corset

One of the questions I'm asked most frequently on TLA is, "Where can I buy a good corset?"

Though I've been writing about lingerie for years now, it's still a question I totally understand. Even the most inexpensive (but still good quality) steel-boned corset will cost around $75. A corset with custom measurements, high quality fabrics, or special details (like fan-lacing or a lace overlay), can easily run into the hundreds - or even thousands! - of dollars.

So to make things just a little easier, here's the official Lingerie Addict Guide with a list of of over places to buy your next corset. The first 10 are good sources for off-the-rack, ready-to-ship pieces. The next are expert corsetieres who can build a corset from scratch to meet your specifications. An asterisk by a name means I've made a satisfactory purchase from that corset retailer or corset maker before.

I really want this post to be a resource that people can use for a long time, so please feel free to not only share this post with your friends but to also leave reviews of corset businesses you've purchased from in the comments. Why? Because the best lingerie addict is an informed lingerie addict.

Note: This article was updated in March 2015 by The Lingerie Addict's in-house corsetry expert, Marianne Faulkner. The above is Cora's original introduction. To get you started, I've compiled some of my top articles on buying a corset. Each brand has also been updated to include a location. For a larger index of corsetieres across the world, please consult Lucy's Corsetry's Corsetiere Map.

How to Buy A Corset

Pop Antique Corsetry

1. Corset Basics: A Beginner's Guide
2. Why Corsets are Expensive
3. What is the Difference Between a Handmade and Mass-Produced Corset?
4. How Much Should You Spend on a Corset?
5. What (You Didn't Know) to Look for in a Corset
6. The Anatomy of a Corset: Parts and Terms
7. In Defense of Ready-to-Wear Corsets
8. About Custom & Made-to-Measure Corsets
9. Corset Basics: Silhouette Styles Defined
10. A Corset Family Tree, Abridged
11. How to Choose the Right Corset for Your Body Type
12. How to Choose the Right Corset for Any Occasion
13. How to Order Handmade Lingerie & Corsets
14. How to Buy Corsets for Gifts & Special Occasions
15. 10 Specialty Corsetieres
16. Corset Shopping for Trans Women
17. How to Shop for a Waist Training Corset

Mass-Manufactured Starter Corsets

Orchard Corset

1. Fairy Gothmother - London, England, UK
2. Hips and Curves - Southern California, USA
3. Meschantes - Raleigh, NC, USA
4. Mystic City Corsets - Garfield, NJ, USA
5. Orchard Corset* - Wenatchee, WA, USA, and New York, NY, USA
6. Restyle - SiedIce, Poland
7. Timeless Trends* - Austin, TX, USA
   

   Finer Off-the-Rack Corsets

   

   What Katie Did Corset

8. Angela Friedman - New York, NY, USA
9. Isabella Corsetry - Sacramento, CA, USA
10. What Katie Did* - London, England, UK, and Los Angeles, CA, USA
    

    Custom/Bespoke/Made to Order/ Couture Corsets

    

    Sparklewren Corsetry

11. Anachronism in Action - Los Angeles, CA, USA
12. Angela Stringer - Liverpool, England, UK
13. Ava Corsetry - Guernsey
14. The Bad Button - Georgetown, KY, USA
15. Bibian Blue - Barcelona, Spain
16. Boom Boom Baby Boutique* - Norwich, England, UK
17. Clessidra Couture - Oxfordshire, England, UK
18. Corsetry & Romance - Cracow, Poland
19. Corsets & More - Aldersbach, Germany
20. Crikey Aphrodite - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
21. Flo Foxworthy - Wellington, NZ
22. Karolina Laskowska - London, England, UK
23. LaBelle Fairy - Cranbrook, BC, Canada
24. Lace Embrace - Vancouver, BC, Canada
25. Laurie Tavan - San Jose, CA, USA
26. Lovely Rats - Dallas, TX, USA
27. Lovesick Corrective Apparel - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28. Luscious Pearl - Surrey, BC, Canada
29. Madame Sher - São Paolo, Brazil
30. Maison Moginot - Paris, France
31. MDC Designs - Bakersfield, CA, USA
32. Miss Katie - Hastings, England, UK
33. Morgana Femme Couture - London, England, UK
34. Morúa - Chicago, IL, USA
35. Neon Duchess - Portsmouth, England, UK
36. Orchid - Shrewsbury, England, UK
37. Period Corsets* - Seattle, WA, USA
38. Pop Antique - San Francisco, CA, USA
39. Purdy Corsetry - Auckland, NZ
40. Retro Folie - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
41. Romantasy - San Francisco, CA, USA
42. Rosie Red - Oxford, England, UK
43. Royal Black - Vienna, Austria
44. Scoundrelle's Keep - Saint Paul, MN, USA
45. Serindë - Paris, France
46. Sian Hoffman - London, England, UK
47. Skeletons in the Closet - Buitenpost, NL
48. SnowBlack Corsets - Silesia, Poland
49. Sparklewren* - Birmingham, England, UK
50. SugarKitty Corsets* - Columbus, OH, USA
51. Sweet Carousel - Edmonton, Alberta, CA
52. Tighter Corsets - Duvall, WA, USA
53. Vanyanís - Melbourne, Australia
54. VideNoir - Milan, Italy
55. Waisted Couture - Las Vegas, NV, USA
56. Wilde Hunt Corsetry - Columbus, OH, USA
57. Wyte Phantom - Barnton, England, UK
    

    Latex Corsets

    

    Atsuko Kudo Latex Corset

58. Atsuko Kudo - London, England, UK
59. Lady Lucie - London, England, UK
60. Lust Designs - Oakland, CA, USA
61. Ooh La Latex - London, England, UK
62. Westward Bound - Plymouth, England, UK
    

    Legacy and Heritage Corset Brands

    

    Dark Garden Unique Corsetry

63. Bizarre Design - Amsterdam, NL - Established 1987
    
64. C & S Constructions - Wiltshire, England, UK - Established 1988/1995
65. Dark Garden - San Francisco, CA, USA - Established 1989
66. Puimond* - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Established 1995
67. Starkers! - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Established 1992

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