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Where to Buy a Corset: Over 50 Places to Find Your Next Corset

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Antique Photo of Woman in a Corset

Antique Photo of Woman in a Corset

One of the questions I'm asked most frequently on TLA is, "Where can I buy a good corset?"

Though I've been writing about lingerie for years now, it's still a question I totally understand. Even the most inexpensive (but still good quality) steel-boned corset will cost around $75. A corset with custom measurements, high quality fabrics, or special details (like fan-lacing or a lace overlay), can easily run into the hundreds - or even thousands! - of dollars.

So to make things just a little easier, here's the official Lingerie Addict Guide with a list of of over places to buy your next corset. The first 10 are good sources for off-the-rack, ready-to-ship pieces. The next are expert corsetieres who can build a corset from scratch to meet your specifications. An asterisk by a name means I've made a satisfactory purchase from that corset retailer or corset maker before.

I really want this post to be a resource that people can use for a long time, so please feel free to not only share this post with your friends but to also leave reviews of corset businesses you've purchased from in the comments. Why? Because the best lingerie addict is an informed lingerie addict.

Note: This article was updated in March 2015 by The Lingerie Addict's in-house corsetry expert, Marianne Faulkner. The above is Cora's original introduction. To get you started, I've compiled some of my top articles on buying a corset. Each brand has also been updated to include a location. For a larger index of corsetieres across the world, please consult Lucy's Corsetry's Corsetiere Map.

How to Buy A Corset

Pop Antique Corsetry

Pop Antique Corsetry

  1. Corset Basics: A Beginner's Guide
  2. Why Corsets are Expensive
  3. What is the Difference Between a Handmade and Mass-Produced Corset?
  4. How Much Should You Spend on a Corset?
  5. What (You Didn't Know) to Look for in a Corset
  6. The Anatomy of a Corset: Parts and Terms
  7. In Defense of Ready-to-Wear Corsets
  8. About Custom & Made-to-Measure Corsets
  9. Corset Basics: Silhouette Styles Defined
  10. A Corset Family Tree, Abridged
  11. How to Choose the Right Corset for Your Body Type
  12. How to Choose the Right Corset for Any Occasion
  13. How to Order Handmade Lingerie & Corsets
  14. How to Buy Corsets for Gifts & Special Occasions
  15. 10 Specialty Corsetieres
  16. Corset Shopping for Trans Women
  17. How to Shop for a Waist Training Corset

Mass-Manufactured Starter Corsets

Orchard Corset

Orchard Corset

  1. Fairy Gothmother - London, England, UK
  2. Hips and Curves - Southern California, USA
  3. Meschantes - Raleigh, NC, USA
  4. Mystic City Corsets - Garfield, NJ, USA
  5. Orchard Corset* - Wenatchee, WA, USA, and New York, NY, USA
  6. Restyle - SiedIce, Poland
  7. Timeless Trends* - Austin, TX, USA

    Finer Off-the-Rack Corsets

    What Katie Did Corset

    What Katie Did Corset

  8. Angela Friedman - New York, NY, USA
  9. Isabella Corsetry - Sacramento, CA, USA
  10. What Katie Did* - London, England, UK, and Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Custom/Bespoke/Made to Order/ Couture Corsets

    Sparklewren Corsetry

    Sparklewren Corsetry

  11. Anachronism in Action - Los Angeles, CA, USA
  12. Angela Stringer - Liverpool, England, UK
  13. Ava Corsetry - Guernsey
  14. The Bad Button - Georgetown, KY, USA
  15. Bibian Blue - Barcelona, Spain
  16. Boom Boom Baby Boutique* - Norwich, England, UK
  17. Clessidra Couture - Oxfordshire, England, UK
  18. Corsetry & Romance - Cracow, Poland
  19. Corsets & More - Aldersbach, Germany
  20. Crikey Aphrodite - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  21. Flo Foxworthy - Wellington, NZ
  22. Karolina Laskowska - London, England, UK
  23. LaBelle Fairy - Cranbrook, BC, Canada
  24. Lace Embrace - Vancouver, BC, Canada
  25. Laurie Tavan - San Jose, CA, USA
  26. Lovely Rats - Dallas, TX, USA
  27. Lovesick Corrective Apparel - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  28. Luscious Pearl - Surrey, BC, Canada
  29. Madame Sher - São Paolo, Brazil
  30. Maison Moginot - Paris, France
  31. MDC Designs - Bakersfield, CA, USA
  32. Miss Katie - Hastings, England, UK
  33. Morgana Femme Couture - London, England, UK
  34. Morúa - Chicago, IL, USA
  35. Neon Duchess - Portsmouth, England, UK
  36. Orchid - Shrewsbury, England, UK
  37. Period Corsets* - Seattle, WA, USA
  38. Pop Antique - San Francisco, CA, USA
  39. Purdy Corsetry - Auckland, NZ
  40. Retro Folie - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  41. Romantasy - San Francisco, CA, USA
  42. Rosie Red - Oxford, England, UK
  43. Royal Black - Vienna, Austria
  44. Scoundrelle's Keep - Saint Paul, MN, USA
  45. Serindë - Paris, France
  46. Sian Hoffman - London, England, UK
  47. Skeletons in the Closet - Buitenpost, NL
  48. SnowBlack Corsets - Silesia, Poland
  49. Sparklewren* - Birmingham, England, UK
  50. SugarKitty Corsets* - Columbus, OH, USA
  51. Sweet Carousel - Edmonton, Alberta, CA
  52. Tighter Corsets - Duvall, WA, USA
  53. Vanyanís - Melbourne, Australia
  54. VideNoir - Milan, Italy
  55. Waisted Couture - Las Vegas, NV, USA
  56. Wilde Hunt Corsetry - Columbus, OH, USA
  57. Wyte Phantom - Barnton, England, UK

    Latex Corsets

    Atsuko Kudo Latex Corset

    Atsuko Kudo Latex Corset

  58. Atsuko Kudo - London, England, UK
  59. Lady Lucie - London, England, UK
  60. Lust Designs - Oakland, CA, USA
  61. Ooh La Latex - London, England, UK
  62. Westward Bound - Plymouth, England, UK

    Legacy and Heritage Corset Brands

    Dark Garden Unique Corsetry

    Dark Garden Unique Corsetry

  63. Bizarre Design - Amsterdam, NL - Established 1987
  64. C & S Constructions - Wiltshire, England, UK - Established 1988/1995
  65. Dark Garden - San Francisco, CA, USA - Established 1989
  66. Puimond* - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Established 1995
  67. Starkers! - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Established 1992

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Cora Harrington

Founder and Editor in Chief of The Lingerie Addict. Author of In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie. I believe lingerie is fashion too, and that everyone who wants it deserves gorgeous lingerie.