Corset types

Do you know your stays from your Edwardian corset? Your sweetheart neckline overbust from your basic waspie? Learn all the different corset styles here!

Terminology is important

What corset waist shape you want for your training corset will be down to individual taste, however initially you need an understanding of what the different corset designs are and how they will look, feel and affect your waist training.

Types of Corsets

Because I have previously tried only the corset types with shaped panels or with a hip basque I have been very curious to give a proper gusseted Victorian corset a try. And because in my opinion 1870's was the last decade before the colorful and luxurious corsets really took over, I wanted this one to look practical and utilitarian. I chose drab coutil because that was one of the most common colors of it's day for an everyday corset. It's a single layer corset with seams sewn as shown here…

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