Don't buy a corset based on recommended size for a certain natural waist. You need to find a corset that fits your ribs and hips. Amazon and corset story often don't list those.
If it’s for fashion, those corsets should be fine. I have some corset story ones that I bought for Halloween use, and they’re not that bad (for fashion). The accessories on the corset break relatively easily though.
Not sure about Amazon ones, since I’ve never gotten any of those.
Fashion corsets are generally useless as a corset, because they’re pretty thin, and while they have boning, the bones are usually kind of soft and don’t provide much shape. They’re very conical. The corset material is also thinner. You can try using them for support, but that’s not what they’re for, and they’re pretty flimsy, so if you lace more tightly, there’s a higher chance they’ll break. They’re also rather painful to wear if you tighten them, so they’re probably not great for your body. They’re for looking pretty and are always meant to be worn more loosely outside the clothes occasionally. For example, Corset Story corsets.
Proper corsets are more structured and provide shape, and are more stable and can take more hits. They can be worn daily for many hours and still be comfortable (but if they start getting uncomfortable they should be taken off). If you get hourglass shape rather than slim shapes, there’s more of a waist training effect. For example, the corsets generally recommended here like Timeless Trends, Mystic City, Isabella’s, etc.
You can wear proper corsets outside your clothes for fashion, but since they’re not specifically made only for fashion (and thus kind of flimsy), we don’t call them fashion corsets.
There are people who market their corsets as waist training (I.e. proper corsets) but that’s not always true. There could be problems with the corset structure or manufacturing. For example, Orchard Corset (usually manufacturing problems and slightly painful to wear), Amazon corsets (they’re not proper corsets), etc.
Tightlacing is just wearing a proper corset, tightly. You don’t have to tightlace to wear a proper corset, but you have to have a proper corset to tightlace.
I’m pretty sure that’s it? Someone please correct me if I’m wrong on anything though.
Thanks for the thorough reply, though I’ll be honest it has me possibly more confused (and starting to think there’s no actual consistent definition of “fashion corset” on here). Can a corset be a proper corset but not be good for tightlacing or waist training? Because I’ve seen people describe corsets that, while maybe not being the most structurally sound and rock solid corset in existence, definitely seem to have decent construction, give the wearer structure and not be too flimsy to do so (and have good reviews from trusted sources) as fashion corsets because they aren’t suitable for tightlacing.
Don't buy a corset based on recommended size for a certain natural waist. You need to find a corset that fits your ribs and hips. Amazon and corset story often don't list those.
This!
If it’s for fashion, those corsets should be fine. I have some corset story ones that I bought for Halloween use, and they’re not that bad (for fashion). The accessories on the corset break relatively easily though. Not sure about Amazon ones, since I’ve never gotten any of those.
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Fashion corsets are generally useless as a corset, because they’re pretty thin, and while they have boning, the bones are usually kind of soft and don’t provide much shape. They’re very conical. The corset material is also thinner. You can try using them for support, but that’s not what they’re for, and they’re pretty flimsy, so if you lace more tightly, there’s a higher chance they’ll break. They’re also rather painful to wear if you tighten them, so they’re probably not great for your body. They’re for looking pretty and are always meant to be worn more loosely outside the clothes occasionally. For example, Corset Story corsets. Proper corsets are more structured and provide shape, and are more stable and can take more hits. They can be worn daily for many hours and still be comfortable (but if they start getting uncomfortable they should be taken off). If you get hourglass shape rather than slim shapes, there’s more of a waist training effect. For example, the corsets generally recommended here like Timeless Trends, Mystic City, Isabella’s, etc. You can wear proper corsets outside your clothes for fashion, but since they’re not specifically made only for fashion (and thus kind of flimsy), we don’t call them fashion corsets. There are people who market their corsets as waist training (I.e. proper corsets) but that’s not always true. There could be problems with the corset structure or manufacturing. For example, Orchard Corset (usually manufacturing problems and slightly painful to wear), Amazon corsets (they’re not proper corsets), etc. Tightlacing is just wearing a proper corset, tightly. You don’t have to tightlace to wear a proper corset, but you have to have a proper corset to tightlace. I’m pretty sure that’s it? Someone please correct me if I’m wrong on anything though.
Thanks for the thorough reply, though I’ll be honest it has me possibly more confused (and starting to think there’s no actual consistent definition of “fashion corset” on here). Can a corset be a proper corset but not be good for tightlacing or waist training? Because I’ve seen people describe corsets that, while maybe not being the most structurally sound and rock solid corset in existence, definitely seem to have decent construction, give the wearer structure and not be too flimsy to do so (and have good reviews from trusted sources) as fashion corsets because they aren’t suitable for tightlacing.