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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
- Corset Basics: A Beginner's Guide
- Why Corsets are Expensive
- What is the Difference Between a Handmade and Mass-Produced Corset?
- How Much Should You Spend on a Corset?
- What (You Didn't Know) to Look for in a Corset
- The Anatomy of a Corset: Parts and Terms
- In Defense of Ready-to-Wear Corsets
- About Custom & Made-to-Measure Corsets
- Corset Basics: Silhouette Styles Defined
- A Corset Family Tree, Abridged
- How to Choose the Right Corset for Your Body Type
- How to Choose the Right Corset for Any Occasion
- How to Order Handmade Lingerie & Corsets
- How to Buy Corsets for Gifts & Special Occasions
- 10 Specialty Corsetieres
- Corset Shopping for Trans Women
- How to Shop for a Waist Training Corset
Mass-Manufactured Starter Corsets
- Fairy Gothmother - London, England, UK
- Hips and Curves - Southern California, USA
- Meschantes - Raleigh, NC, USA
- Mystic City Corsets - Garfield, NJ, USA
- Orchard Corset* - Wenatchee, WA, USA, and New York, NY, USA
- Restyle - SiedIce, Poland
- Timeless Trends* - Austin, TX, USA
Finer Off-the-Rack Corsets
- Angela Friedman - New York, NY, USA
- Isabella Corsetry - Sacramento, CA, USA
- What Katie Did* - London, England, UK, and Los Angeles, CA, USA
Custom/Bespoke/Made to Order/ Couture Corsets
- Anachronism in Action - Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Angela Stringer - Liverpool, England, UK
- Ava Corsetry - Guernsey
- The Bad Button - Georgetown, KY, USA
- Bibian Blue - Barcelona, Spain
- Boom Boom Baby Boutique* - Norwich, England, UK
- Clessidra Couture - Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Corsetry & Romance - Cracow, Poland
- Corsets & More - Aldersbach, Germany
- Crikey Aphrodite - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Flo Foxworthy - Wellington, NZ
- Karolina Laskowska - London, England, UK
- LaBelle Fairy - Cranbrook, BC, Canada
- Lace Embrace - Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Laurie Tavan - San Jose, CA, USA
- Lovely Rats - Dallas, TX, USA
- Lovesick Corrective Apparel - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Luscious Pearl - Surrey, BC, Canada
- Madame Sher - São Paolo, Brazil
- Maison Moginot - Paris, France
- MDC Designs - Bakersfield, CA, USA
- Miss Katie - Hastings, England, UK
- Morgana Femme Couture - London, England, UK
- Morúa - Chicago, IL, USA
- Neon Duchess - Portsmouth, England, UK
- Orchid - Shrewsbury, England, UK
- Period Corsets* - Seattle, WA, USA
- Pop Antique - San Francisco, CA, USA
- Purdy Corsetry - Auckland, NZ
- Retro Folie - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Romantasy - San Francisco, CA, USA
- Rosie Red - Oxford, England, UK
- Royal Black - Vienna, Austria
- Scoundrelle's Keep - Saint Paul, MN, USA
- Serindë - Paris, France
- Sian Hoffman - London, England, UK
- Skeletons in the Closet - Buitenpost, NL
- SnowBlack Corsets - Silesia, Poland
- Sparklewren* - Birmingham, England, UK
- SugarKitty Corsets* - Columbus, OH, USA
- Sweet Carousel - Edmonton, Alberta, CA
- Tighter Corsets - Duvall, WA, USA
- Vanyanís - Melbourne, Australia
- VideNoir - Milan, Italy
- Waisted Couture - Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Wilde Hunt Corsetry - Columbus, OH, USA
- Wyte Phantom - Barnton, England, UK
Latex Corsets
- Atsuko Kudo - London, England, UK
- Lady Lucie - London, England, UK
- Lust Designs - Oakland, CA, USA
- Ooh La Latex - London, England, UK
- Westward Bound - Plymouth, England, UK
Legacy and Heritage Corset Brands
- Bizarre Design - Amsterdam, NL - Established 1987
- C & S Constructions - Wiltshire, England, UK - Established 1988/1995
- Dark Garden - San Francisco, CA, USA - Established 1989
- Puimond* - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Established 1995
- Starkers! - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Established 1992
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