Thin or thick corset, which one to choose? (Part. 2)
I don't think I trained my waist with corsets regularly at that time, but I wore several different corsets for a few hours a week. Some were thinner, offering a more pronounced hourglass silhouette than others! Today we are going to focus on my various models that I have at home:
It is good to compare different corsets, but know that for my part, I am naturally quite strong from the front, while when I turn to the side, I practically disappear, so my body is quite elongated. My oblique muscles can "resist" compression more than other people, and my lower belly does not hollow out easily - if another woman and I wore the same corset in the same size and stood side by side, it could look very slightly different on each of us.
At first, I opted for a lightweight overbust corset
The corset in question is almost completely flat on the front. This one measures 45 cm at the waist, with the laces tied.
The cross-section of my waist is quite rounded (and maybe even a little wider at the hips than at the front).
From the side, it gives the impression that my body is slightly thicker than it naturally is (without wearing a corset).
From the front view, it looks surprisingly tight at the sides (it's not even my smallest corset!).
In cross-section, I may be a little thicker from front to back than from side to side.
An ideal corset for women with a rather average body shape.
Puimond PY09 "Curvy" Underbust Corset
My corset is actually 1 cm smaller than my previous corset (it measures 40 cm smaller once closed), but although it is smaller, it seems less dramatic.
Puimond corset, closed at 40 cm. The cross-section of my waist is a little wider from the front view than from the side.
From the side, you can see that the front is quite rounded, but in a fairly attractive way, at least to me. It is slightly cinched at the front, but it does not create an exaggerated curve at the hips. Also notice that it does not look that thick from the side.
From the front view, the sides are obviously tightened, but it is not as pronounced as on the first corset.
So, compared to this corset, if you look lengthwise, the waist distribution is always in a slightly curved shape, with a larger part of this length from side to side rather than front to back.
This shape, on the other hand, is almost identical to a circle - probably the closest to this shape compared to all the other corsets in our store, except for the fitness-type corsets.
An ideal corset for women with a rather full body shape.
C & S Constructions
Let's now focus on a corset whose front is even more curved inward, like the C & S one we can see in the photo below. This corset is also 40 cm, but I wear it at 42 cm because it was not made especially for my shape (the corset ribs were a little too narrow for my chest and ribcage).
This corset is therefore worn at 45 cm (under the corset). This corset, as you can see, has a really rounded front - so it is wider at the front than from the side.
From the side view, the waist is cinched inward toward the belly to give a sexy hourglass silhouette, and I actually have a rather forward-leaning posture, which is important to note. The front is deliberately curved so that the profile gives the feeling of being slimmer. (But this will give the impression of leaning forward).
From the front view, the waist is still compressed at the hips, but it is still wider viewed this way than from the side view.
The length of my body shape is therefore always in an elliptical shape (like the moon) thanks to the flattering cut of the corset.
An ideal corset for women with a rather average body shape.
Sparklewren Overbust Corset
Let's look at my new model from Sparklewren, which, once tied and laced, has a circumference of 50 cm (this allows us to clearly see how such a slight difference and a larger size can affect the shape of the silhouette). This overbust corset, on the other hand, has a very flat front (laced, closed at 50 cm).
From the side view, this type of corset gives me a very flat belly, which makes it perhaps slimmer than some of my other smaller waist reduction accessories, which have different patterns.
I briefly remember having spoken with an employee from Sparklewren about this a few years ago. She told me that she liked to maintain as much flatness in the profile as possible, but once the waist is reduced to a certain point (that is, under 40 cm in circumference), it is probably necessary to widen the front to get an additional waist reduction.
From the side view, the waist is tightened, but it appears much wider than the profile, which does not prevent having a superb silhouette.
The length is therefore probably also an elliptical shape.
An ideal corset for women with a rather slim body shape.
Versatile "Mimosa" Corsets, overbust corset with buttons
The design of the "Mimosa" model from Versatile is another type of corset that will give a fairly slender profile, as well as a flat abdomen. It has a circumference of 48 cm, but I am probably wearing it at 46 cm here.
"Mimosa" offers a flat and smooth profile, as well as a slight cinching at the waist on the hips (size 45 cm, with a tightening at the laces of 2 to 4 cm).
The side view is relatively flat, resembling the natural appearance of our abdomen. The front view is a little softer and swept - not an exaggeratedly tight silhouette, no noticeable cinching on the sides.
Obviously, the length of my waist is rather in a curved shape but less than for the other corsets.
An ideal corset for women of all body shapes, given its balance in the design of the curves.
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