The best thing about fashion is that it returns back every few years. It has been noticed that many fashion trends have come back again after a decade or so, and people have accepted them with grace. On such a fashion trend that has again made its return back to society is that of the corsets.

Many celebrities today are seen wearing corsets to attain a figure that the Barbie doll has got. Inspired by such celebrities, today, many women are also buying and trying these corsets.

But are these corsets exactly the same as the traditional ones, or are different?

Here are some of the basic differences that you might find between a traditional and a modern corset.

Corset Vs. Bra:

Here comes the most important and the very basic difference between the traditional and a modern-day corset. During the 16th century, women wore corsets every time. They just took it off during sleeping. It was also a saying that women who are not seen in corsets are considered indecent. Thus, in those times, a corset was a must for women. But today, corsets are not a tradition but are a choice. A woman can wear a corset if she wishes to do so only.

Today, women wear a bra to support the breast and get shape while wearing a body-hugging dress. But in those days, the bra did not exist. The corsets that the women have to wear to support their breasts and get a proper shape for the dresses that they wear. Today, women wear corsets for the sake of reducing down their waist size, that too, only if they wish to.

The Boning:

Another crucial difference that you cannot ignore is that of the boning. Earlier, baleen or most commonly known as the whalebones, were used in the corsets. These bones were known to be highly durable and flexible. They can bend as per our body and helped in the best way to keep the waist size trimmed and in proper shape.

As the whalebones got banned, corset experts have found a new option in place of the whale bones. The modern corsets have steel boning in place of baleen or whalebones. These steel bones are also highly flexible and durable in how the baleen used to be earlier in the traditional corsets.

The Back Support:

The traditional corsets were made so that they are not just offered support to the breasts but also to the back. Women wearing the corsets were able to have a great posture that made their walking and every movement quite elegant. Maybe this was the major reason why women during those times were supposed to wear a corset regularly.

On the other hand, modern-day corsets are manufactured with extra care. Many corset experts have mentioned that the modern-day corsets are such that they offer proper support to the back, not just for a good posture but also for comfort. This means many women prefer to wear a corset for the sake of getting rid of the back pain they have.

Back pain can also happen due to the wrong posture. So, many experts say that the corsets actually offer a good posture to the body. This also helps in curing the issues of back pain.

The Styling:

The traditional and the modern-day corsets also differ in terms of their styling too. The traditional corsets were made for regular-day wear and were mostly out of cotton and mesh fabric. Women had the habit of wearing corsets daily. There were no such different options available just as it is today.

The modern-day corset manufacturers can offer you loads of corset options. There are options in terms of different fabrics, such as mesh, cotton, brocade, silk, leather, etc. Also, there are different styling options such as corsets with halter neck, corsets with sleeves, corsets with a shrug, and many more.

The modern-day corset is available in plenty of designs, such as printed corsets, colorful corsets, or even embroidered corsets. Women also can customize the corsets as per their requirement, such as customizing an overbust corset along with a party gown to get that seamless figure while being the attention grabber in the party.

Though the traditional corsets and the modern-day corsets work on the same line of offering an hourglass figure, they are different in different factors. Of course, the modern-day corsets are a bit advanced as the manufacturers have learned from the designs and options in the traditional corsets. The modern-day corsets are much more flexible, attractive, and quite comfortable so that you can wear them comfortably anywhere you wish to.