What not to do when buying your first corset. by Laura

Hello everyone!

Today we have a Guest Writer, My Friend Laura sent me this post, I just added a few notes and pictures. For more information visit "The Basics"

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                                      Picture by Kathy Chin for The Tightlacing society

1.- Not take enough time to research of waist training

While it is exciting to know that there is something you can use to improve your body shape without going under the knife you should take the time to inform yourself about it as with everything there would be people with promises of the dream body as long as you buy from them, waist training requires more than just put the corset on, you should know that there are different types of corsets for different needs, look for help in blogs like this, fb groups or people that have been doing this for a while, not everyone is on it for the sales and you probably  will have better answers from them .    


   

     

 2.- Not setting your goal

What are you looking for? is it getting an hourglass body shape, just correct your posture/back support, or something nice to wear, once you know exactly what you want it should be easier to look for the right one, not all corsets are made to reduce your waist some will just help your back and posture.

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  3.-Not look for reviews of the site/person you are planning to buy from

Believe it or not... they are calling this a corset 

As I mentioned before, as long as you buy from them they will tell you the corset is magic, don’t fall for the word SALE, cheap is not always better there are a lot of things to take into account so you should look for someone that is willing to help you find the right one and even work with you if after receiving it is not what you expected.

4.- Not be aware of the materials a corset is made of

Pictures from Madame Sheer ( Quality Corsets, and
many fabrics ands styles are available there)

 It is important to know that cheaper corsets are made of cheap materials, if you are only looking for an addition to your wardrobe,  plastic bones  should be no problem  since you are not wearing it for long periods (unless you are allergic to some materials of course), but if you are looking to get into waist training you might have to invest a bit more on some steel boned corset, and even after this you have to think about the fabric you want it made of and if this is the type of corset it will make you meet your goal.

5.- Not knowing how to measure yourself

        This is a video by Cheri from Orchard Corsets :

                     

6.- Not knowing that ultimately the decision of when to get a corset is yours

There is no rush to get into a corset, it takes time to achieve any type of reduction so there would be no difference if you get it today or in a month, and once you start wearing it is going to take time to seasoning it, and even after this you might want to wear it only at home for a couple of hours or maybe when your are at work,  it is all up to you so everyone gets different results, don’t feel any type of pressure when looking for your corset, there are a bunch of styles some prettier than others so make the search fun, and

 buy something it will make you happy.

I hate to say I learned about these facts after getting my first corset, so while the one I got it can help my posture since it is steel boned my main goal was to reduce my waist which I cannot accomplish with it, I bought from the first site/person  that offered me one and it was on sale (not really) so I have no option to return it and I have found that while I don’t hate the style there are a lot others I like it better, so don’t make any rush decisions, take your time and get something you will love.