Plus Size Enhancing Corset

Bustier vs. Corset

If you don’t know the difference between a bustier and a corset, not to worry. The two lingerie items look incredibly similar. The main aspect of a corset is that it shapes you, while a bustier does not. Of course, today’s corsets aren’t like the ones from decades ago. Old-fashioned corsets depended on materials like steel and whalebone to make a woman’s waist appear incredibly tiny, but they often did so at the risk of a woman’s health! Many women fainted from being unable to breathe well and some developed deformities as a result of constantly wearing constricting corsets.

Today, the materials used to design corsets are much gentler on the body. You can still get that amazing shaping without worrying about feeling faint. Typically, you’ll see lacing on corsets, which enables you to make it fit as tight or as loose as you like.

Wearing a Plus Size Enhancing Corset

It may be obvious that wearing a sexy piece of lingerie such as a corset for that special someone will make for a spicy evening. Fortunately for plus size gals, lingerie retailers know that full-figured women want to look attractive and offer a variety of corsets especially for the more curvaceous. Companies like Plus Size Plum and Hips and Curves only cater to the plus size market, so you have a variety of choices when it comes to enhancing corsets.

You can choose plus size corsets in an assortment of colors and fabrics. While a stretch satin corset in provocative pink and black is best left behind closed doors, you probably won’t want to hide a stretch plaid corset with metallic studded skull. When wearing such a decorative corset to an appropriate venue—such as a nightclub or private party—you can either wear a blazer over it or you can wear it without. However, this is not something to wear, even with a jacket covering it, to the office.

Some corsets come with attached garters, so you have the option of wearing your sexiest thigh-high stockings with them. You can wear these types of corsets underneath dresses or with skirts. If you wear your plus size enhancing corset with a skirt, try a navy blue and white embroidered corset with a denim skirt and light jacket that you leave unbuttoned so a little peek of corset shows.

Tips

When wearing an enhancing corset, whether in private or for show, keep these points in mind:

• Choose the right size. Corsets are usually sized according to your bust measurements, so the cup size you wear in a bra is normally the cup size you’d select for corsets. This is a much more accurate system than simply sizing them small, medium, large and extra large. If possible, try on a corset before you buy to make sure you’re comfortable in it. You should have a full range of movement and be able to breathe. This isn’t the early 20th century and you shouldn’t feel faint in your corset!
• Choose appropriate attire. While many corsets can be worn out, it’s important to select accordingly. A satin, lacy or sheer corset is best reserved for private viewing, but corsets with lots of embellishments, embroidery or in materials like velvet can be worn in certain settings. If you’re not comfortable just wearing your corset, throw a jacket on top of it.

Where to Buy

So where should curvy girls go to find the hottest enhancing corsets? Try these retailers for a wide selection of some of the most seductive lingerie you’ll find:

• Hips & Curves
• Plus Size Plum
• Big Gals Lingerie
• Lingerie Diva
• Plus Size Bridal