A busk (also spelled busque) is a rigid element of a corset at the centre front of the garment. [1] Two types exist, one- and two-part busks. [2] Single-piece busks were used in "stays" and …

Aug 18, 2018 · As Alex Newman and Zakee Shariff in Fashion A to Z: An Illustrated Dictionary (2009) explain, the busk was: “a strip of rigid material such as whalebone, wood, ivory, shell, …

Jul 30, 2015 · Stays turned the torso into a stiff, inverted cone, raising and supporting the bust, and providing a solid foundation on which the garments draped.

Jul 17, 2022 · Single-Piece Busk. Busks were added to the front of a corset fairly soon after the garment was invented, with 16th-century models from Spain featuring a stiff wooden or bone …

Feb 15, 2017 · The spoon busk (popular from 1873-1889) combined with starching and excessive boning and cording created a heavy, restricting garment. The outer layer of these garments …

Apr 6, 2017 · The final innovation which would have the most drastic effect on who wore corsets (almost all women, because now it was possible to put one on without assistance) and how …

From extant paintings and corsets we can see that the 16th century bodice, and presumably the busk, was generally longer and probably sized to the wearer and her garment. The earliest …

A pocket sewn down the front of the German corset allowed a stiff busk to be slipped into the corset, to provide a completely flat front. The armholes are rather far back, as are the …

Aug 25, 2022 · Busks refers to the front closures you see on most corsets. They are considered a traditional closure and use a simple loop and stud system to keep your corset closed. We use …

May 29, 2019 · Fashioned from a long piece of wood, ivory, or metal, busks were designed to compress the stomach and produce an upright posture when they were inserted into a tubular …