If you have got a Corset for the first time, you must be struggling to wear it. Either you might feel uncomfortable, or you are not sure of how to start wearing it.

You are not the first person who is having such confusion wearing a corset for the first time. But do not get worried because, with a few simple tricks, you can become a pro at wearing your corset.

Get the Right Corset First

Many women are unable to wear a corset because they have not got a suitable corset. It would help if you chose a corset based on your body type to fit our figure, and you do not feel stuck up in it. For example, if you have a torso that is lesser in height, you must choose a short-hip corset. It is also essential that you wear it to check:

• Is it hurting your hip line while sitting with the corset?
• Is it hurting your bust line?

If it is hurting in the above manner, this means the corset is not correct for you. Once you have got the proper corset as per your body type, you are ready to know how to wear it in the right manner.

Steps to Wear a Corset

To wear a corset, you should go with the proper steps. Following these steps will help you in unraveling the corset faster and easier.

Step 1:

Loosen all the laces at the back and open up the busk in the front. Several new corsets do not have busks at the front but have a zip at the side. You need to open up this zip in this case.

Step 2:

Now, get into the corset. Close the busks in the front of the zip provided at the corset side. Make sure that you are comfortably able to do it.

Step 3:

After you have secured the front opening with busks or the side opening with a zip, it is the time to start lacing up at the back. It would help if you started from the top and bottom simultaneously. Lacing the corset is not possible alone. Hence, you will need someone to do it for you. As you start lacing from top and bottom, tie the lace as you meet up at the center. Make sure that you are tightly lacing the corset based upon your comfort.

Essential Tips to Wear A Corset

After you have understood the right steps to wear a corset, there are some of the crucial tips that you should keep in mind while wearing it. Sometimes even when you are following the steps, you may feel uncomfortable wearing the corset because you might have missed these essential points.

• Fact 1:

When you are lacing the corset, there are many times when the corset may scroll upwards above your waistline. Scrolling might cause congestion in your rib, and you might feel uncomfortable. To avoid this, you should hold the corset’s bottom towards down while someone is lacing the corset at the back. If, after doing the lacing, you feel that the corset has gone upwards, all you can do is hold the bottom of the corset with both your hands, pull downwards, and take a deep breath. This will help free the rib area from the corset, and the corset gets back to its actual position.

• Fact 2:

It would help if you did not lace the corset too tight on the first day itself. It would help if you increased the tightness of the lacing gradually over passing days. Your tightening the lace is crucial because you need to give the corset’s bones time to adjust to your body’s shape. If you lace the corset too tight on the first day itself, it will not only damage your corset but also will cause discomfort for you. Sometimes you might have issues such as pain only because you have tightened the lace too much on the first day.

• Fact 3:

Not on the first day, it is essential to tighten the corset’s lace after every one hour. Even if you have been wearing corsets for days, it is necessary to pull the corset lace every hour. Pulling helps you stay comfortable and keep the corset in its proper shape.

Wearing the corset in the right way is very important so that you do not damage the corset and the body. Wearing a corset does not mean that you have to compromise with your comfort. You can always comfortably wear the corset if you are wearing it in the right way.