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KariCloud -> RE: any one ever find any corsets that were comfortable enough to sit and drive in while properly laced? (8/20/2010 4:28:27 PM)
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The regular, non-custom corsets will not ever be very comfortable for very long, this is true. But a custom-built corset should be comfortable. If it isn't, it was fitted improperly. With a budget of $500, a custom corset for that price DAMN well better be comfortable, or you got seriously ripped off!
I have worn a corset nearly every day for four years, so I am far from an experienced corset-wearer. But every single one of my corsets with the exception of my one cheap play-corset, are comfortable for the entire day or longer. I'm an active woman, too. I work in my garden, play with my pets, drive, ride a motorcycle, jog, spend hours at the computer, clean house, vacuum, scrub floors, wash dishes, and lots of other things WHILE wearing a corset. The only thing I do not do with my corset is my exercises. I often even sleep in a corset. None of my corsets have caused me pain, except the cheap off-the-rack one, because they all were fitted to me.
If you want to play with corsets and don't intend to do serious long-term tight-lacing, don't bother spending more than $50-100 on one. You can get one with custom fabric for that much that will be more than good enough to play with and wear every once in a while. You don't need to spend more than that on a play corset.
If you are interested in seriously wearing a tight-laced corset daily, then stop a minute and consider everything that will need to change about your life before investing in at minimum two underbust corsets at about $200-400 each...
* you'll need to exercise daily, both your back and stomach muscles, whether you like it or not
* you'll never be able to eat a big meal again, forget drinking sodas or anything carbonated, and be prepared to avoid refined sugars too!
* you'll need to fall in love with water, and I mean REALLY love it. Oh yes, and extra fiber too, unless you like constipation. I take about 20g supplemental fiber and about 1-2 gallons of drinking water daily, but you'll need to figure out what works for you.
* you'll probably need new clothes, and finding some that fit a disproportionately small waist to hips ratio is impossible. I suggest skirts or making your own pants, or deal with a bunched up waistband.
* you'll need to replace your corsets every two years at the least, though I did have one corset that lasted up to three years!
* it will take about 2 years before there's any significant change to your shape, unless you're going fast enough to risk damage to your internal organs
* until you've been corseted for a decade, you'll risk losing all your progress every time you take off a corset for more than a few weeks at a time
* once you've spent a number of years corseted, if you change your mind, be prepared to spend almost as much time un-doing everything you've done
* some activities, like switching laced-up shoes more than once a day, will be a thing of the past
* getting dressed in the mornings will take about twice as long, for probably the first year. After that, probably half again as long
* forget trying to pass through metal detectors! Airports and such don't like corsets
* after a while of wearing a corset, you'll realize that comfy squishy couches are hell, sitting on the ground isn't happening anymore, slouching on any furniture is a thing of the past, curling up around a good book won't work.. and various other things like that.
Wearing a tightly laced corset just a few hours a week actually tends to be more dangerous than wearing one every day. Pulling the laces too tightly can cause serious injury to your internal organs, especially your colon and liver. The safest way to wear a corset is to never pull it so tight as to experience discomfort. Of course, if the corset is not properly fitted, that's a difficult thing to measure. But I think the recommendation is to never reduce your waist by more than an inch or two even if you are just wearing a corset casually. Even just yanking the laces hard enough to reduce your waist by only 4 inches is dangerous, don't do it!
Corsets are neat, I adore them, but they aren't toys. I don't intend to discourage you from getting a corset. Obviously, I love them and I've spent a lot of money, time and effort on wearing them, so I think they are great! But there is a lot more to wearing a corset every day than just wearing the corset every day. :)
If you are anywhere near San Francisco, Romantasy Corsets are awesome and will do in-person fittings as well as offer direct, personal, individual-specific advice and help in building good corsets for you. They are smart, know what they are doing, and know how to make it work for just about anyone. Following their advice gives a pretty good certainty of avoiding the problems associated with corsets, both the serious health problems and the discomfort and pain problems. http://www.romantasy.com/ They will offer some advice over email, and their website has a lot of good advice in it as well. Another good website to read: http://www.staylace.com/
Kari
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