SHAPERX womens Bustier Bustier

This is a review of the 30" XL garment. Since it comes with only a 7 yard lacing, I had to find longer lacing to properly review this item. If you are a "Skinny-Minnie" and are using this as a fashion accessory, then the seven yards may be just right for you. If you have a bit of a "pudge," then you need something longer. I sourced two lengths of lacing: one a 6mm flat and a 3.5mm round. The round was just too stiff, more like a window sash cord than a proper lacing. Form a loop of the lacing and while holding with one hand, take the thumb and index finger of the other hand and gently move to the loop. If the loop closes with little or no additional pressure, then this is a good lacing. It will lie flat and will not overly stress the eyelets. If you have to squeeze the loop closed, then it is too stiff. Camellias has excellent lacing; for me, however, it is just too short. So I took the 6mm flat lacing and sprayed several passes with a dry lubricant. While the Elmers E-450 is my favorite, it can leave a white splotch and was unavailable. [It works great using a nozzle on those jammy import zippers, though.] So I used a Blaster silicone lubricant 16-SL and sprayed the flat lacing several times, turning as I sprayed, outdoors. The solvent took about a day to evaporate, and left no trace. I took this precaution to assure that the lacing on this 15 eyelet-pair garment would proceed smoothly. Any localized stress on the part of the lacing, and you may have an eyelet pull. By pre-lubricating the lacing, then the stress will be much more evenly distributed over the entire garment. My tests involved removing the excellently constructed back panel for simplicity. After a week of wearing from 9 to 13 hours mostly moderately-snug, this garment proved comfortable from the very beginning. Hardly knew I had it on; fell asleep in a chair briefly once. Camellias evidently has done a lot of research and testing in the design and production of this product. From the first day - comfortable. No break-in sore spots. Then tried lacing several notches tighter. While one could feel the "presence" more clearly then - still comfortable. The sides are cut so that the upper rib cage in not engaged, resulting in not only no rib -rubbing, but also giving more torsional freedom. I can easily turn my head about 240o, so driving is completely safe. The seaming is just amazing in comparison to traditional British construction. There are no overlap seams, inside or outside. The pin side edge of the busk has a complete fabric overlay, rather than the single stitch that I am used to [which pulls, and then has to be repaired.] This garment compares very favorably with the custom British units I have had done, and at less than one-sixth the cost. The first place for failure is the busk: the steel cracks at the waist. Here the steel seems to be of a very good quality spring steel and after a week, there is just a gentle uniform arc. I just wish that someone would come up with the idea of putting a button-hole stitch around the busk loops, though, to prevent that seam from unraveling. Next to go are the eyelets; with 15 pairs of eyelets, however, the stress on any individual eyelet should be much lower than on a 12 or 9 eyelet pair construction. Other than the length of the lacing, the only other concern is the most generous cut of the garment around the hips. If you have a "Kim-Kaboose," then this will probably be a perfect fit for you. Otherwise, you may have to take in the hip portion to where it almost touches. Have found that, in general, the more bones, the more even the distribution of stress and thus greater comfort - no localized "hard spots." For back support, this is just superb. Only wish they would make their excellent lacing about 3 yards longer; it is so easy to shorten the length, but not possible to lengthen it.

High quality product. I just love my corset. Medium size. But is almost closed in the waist. Congratulations.

for a very cheap corset, its made well & robust & a very good curvy shape. The only very minor fault was the eyelets put on back to front, but its not really noticeable so I wont bother returning it. It looks like it will last, time will tell

I love this corset! I bought some new dresses and wanted to upgrade from waist belts to a corset for a more cinched look. I also have a collapsed L5 and bad posture from my spine lacking curve near my pelvis resulting in a lot of pain. I have seen other women talk about corsets helping with their back problems, so I was eager to see if it helps mine. I have been so impressed! I've only had it for several days, so I can't speak on durability or longevity. I can say that my posture has been great, and my pain has decreased quite a bit since I've been wearing it daily. While it can be a struggle to get it on and laced up the way I want it to be, it is so worth the extra time and effort to do so. My waist looks so good and really accentuates my curves. I feel so good about my body every time I put it on! I do wear a layer underneath rather than having it directly on my skin. I don't get too hot in it. The material is also soft. The corset appears to be well made and of quality materials. Can't be the price either for what it is. I would definitely recommend this corset!

Not tried it on yet, but I'm very happy with the product. It's well constructed and looks good. Don't know how it will be with tightlacing on a daily basis but is a decent corset to wear. Will buy again!