Hello, and welcome to BlackWhiteCorset.com!
On this site, you will find information about corsets, and specifically white and black corset tops, that you can use to make an educated purchasing decision in your quest for that perfect piece you’ve been searching for!
Corsets have been around for hundreds of years, and were originally worn not only for fashion or aesthetic purposes, but more so to mold and shape the body of the wearer into what was considered at the time to be a more flattering figure. In earlier times, specifically the 1800′s, when the corset became popular, very small waists were considered to be both elegant, attractive, and desirable. Therefore a practice called ‘tightlacing’, in which a person wears a corset for an extended period of time in order to achieve a smaller waist size, became popular. This caused the corset to become a mainstay of fashion and carve out its own place in the world of clothing and dress.
Nowadays, corsets are worn mostly for support and aesthetics, and rarely to constrict the waist. There are two main types, which are the overbust corset and the underbust corset, and they are distinguished by either covering the top of the breast or stopping just underneath the breast. There is also a third kind, which only covers a small portion of the waist directly over the midriff, which is typically known as a ‘waist cincher’. There are different uses for these different types of corsets, but the type or style is generally just chosen to suit the fancy of the wearer.
Corsets are typically made with a flexible material such as leather, coutil ( a thick type of cloth) or other similar fabrics, and then is straightened and given shape by inserting ‘boning’ into channels or little tunnels that run along the length of the piece. The boning used to be made with everything from whale bone to wood, but now is usually crafted from plastic or even metal, which is used for higher quality, more expensive corset tops.
I, of course, have focused this site on the black corset and the white corset specifically, and this is because of the elegant, classy, and demure nature of the colors. I know that I prefer black or white for my corsets, and many others do as well, and these two primary colors make up the vast majority of contemporary corsets, although there are still a great many people who prefer colors such as red, pink ,and even purple.
The black corset can be especially stunning when crafted out of fine leather, and sometimes you can even find leather corsets in white as well, which looks really cool. Many people’s favorite type incorporates both colors, and when it is done in an attractive style, such as a black corset with white boning, the effect can be very attractive and unique. When choosing your own, make sure that you do plenty of shopping and searching around the internet, as there are literally thousands of unique designs to choose from, and many companies and artisans who can create practically whatever type of look that you are going for.
I hope that this article has given you some good background information on corsets, and that it helps you make a better buying decision so that you can find that black or white piece that you have been dreaming of!