As a corsetmaker, I am thrilled by the wave of prospective waist trainers with whom I’ve been coming into contact. In a marketplace crowded with such a wide array of product offerings, it can be confusing to know which to buy in order to begin waist training. Many of these garments aren’t even functional for occasional wear — the words “suitable for waist training” on a product page are not […]
I always recommend to waist trainers that they invest in more than one quality corset for best results. Of course I realize that a good corset is just that — an investment — and buying two or more corsets at a time can be cost prohibitive. Once you’ve determined that waist training is really for you, here are my top four reasons why you should go ahead and get that […]
Whether you’re waist training, thinking of waist training, horrified by waist training, or perversely fascinated by it, there are a lot of myths, misconceptions, and outright lies to wade through. In no particular order, I’d like to cut through a bunch of the bull. The Myth: A corset needs at least 20 bones to be suitable for waist training. The Truth: Boning maintains vertical tension in a corset, otherwise it […]
Waist training, sometimes known as corset training, is increasing in popularity seemingly by the day. I’ve written about it a lot, but what is waist training, anyway? Today, I’ll cut through to the basics: what is waist training, why do people do it, and how do they do it. Waist Training & Tightlacing The words waist training and tightlacing are often used interchangeably, and each person will have their own […]
Corsets are here to stay. There are so many reasons why corsets are still relevant, though it’s unlikely they will ever again experience a heyday such as they saw in the Victorian era. The common assumption (from those not in the know) is that women wear corsets to make themselves more sexually attractive, deforming themselves in the process… but that’s pretty much never the case. Women who wear corsets are […]
