Whalebone is now illegal, but the support and flexibility of the old
stuff are pretty similar to modern plastic boning.
Fran
I use spiral steel for all Victorian era corsets, with straight steels
either side the lacing holes, and a steel busk in the centre front if
required. I would never use plastic boning for this period - where
whalebone was not used, most times, as far as I know, spiral steel was
used. To my mind, no matter what size the customer, the plastic stuff
doesn't work for the period - I use it for earlier stuff though - I
don't like cable ties. My original Victorian corsets have either
whalebone or spirals.
Suzi
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