Wow... almost three weeks have elapsed since I started lacing up again in earnest. I've never really kept count, so I wouldn't like to say it's the longest period I've ever worn a corset regularly but it must be getting on for that, I would think. I can't at the moment foresee any obvious reason to stop, and when I take it off briefly for 'essential maintenance' I can detect definite signs that it's beginning to have a permanent effect in terms of re-shaping my body and waistline. Call me narcissistic but the new, slimmer me looks to me like a definite improvement on the old one. Which is part of what corseting is all about, of course.
And I've loved doing it, too. Being in a corset is a remarkably sensual experience. While I don't consciously think about it every waking moment of the day, I can never really forget I'm in a corset. A nudge here, a little hug there and the heightened sensitivity around my waist occasionally combine to give a distraction that borders on the erotic.
I've been tightening my laces periodically, too, since I started wearing the 28" ones - probably two or three times a week. I suspect I've got quite a long time before the back is fully closed, but then I've slipped back considerably from where I was in 2012 and able to get into a 26" one. Watch this space!
I have, I think, briefly touched on the rather strange feeling of not wanting to be without my corset on, and that's started to make me wonder whether I might one day end up having to wear a corset full-time. At the moment it just feels a bit odd, vaguely unsettling and I soon start to miss it. How that will turn out might be something I shall discover sooner rather than later.
Friday, 13 October 2017
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
The future's bright - the future's orange
Of course, in the end I just couldn't resist temptation, especially as it was my birthday.
My new 28" orange PVC corset duly arrived, looking even better than it did in the advertising photo - being slightly lighter and brighter - and a snip at £79. I'm not sure why they're being sold at what is virtually half-price: I would imagine they're probably being discontinued although for the moment at least the full range of sizes seems to be still available. I daresay orange PVC isn't to everyone's taste, but it certainly is to mine, but then I've become totally addicted (or maybe re-addicted) to being in a corset, and it's nice to have a selection to choose from, to suit my mood. Matching my wardrobe is hardly an issue as I wear my corset underneath clothes, but I did happen to notice in passing that it goes very nicely with my orange "Smile if you wish you were gay" T-Shirt.
Yay for corsets!
My new 28" orange PVC corset duly arrived, looking even better than it did in the advertising photo - being slightly lighter and brighter - and a snip at £79. I'm not sure why they're being sold at what is virtually half-price: I would imagine they're probably being discontinued although for the moment at least the full range of sizes seems to be still available. I daresay orange PVC isn't to everyone's taste, but it certainly is to mine, but then I've become totally addicted (or maybe re-addicted) to being in a corset, and it's nice to have a selection to choose from, to suit my mood. Matching my wardrobe is hardly an issue as I wear my corset underneath clothes, but I did happen to notice in passing that it goes very nicely with my orange "Smile if you wish you were gay" T-Shirt.
Yay for corsets!
Saturday, 7 October 2017
Adapting to life in a corset
As I mentioned in my last post, my new 28" purple corset is a much better fit on me, especially as I have over the last few years developed little boy-boobs, which it holds very neatly.
However, not so much a downside, but more of a by-product is that I find it's restricting my stomach so much that I can only eat small amounts before feeling full. I've read that this is a fairly well-known aspect of being in a corset, especially if you go in for any degree of tight-lacing. In itself it's no bad thing: over-eating is something which I've certainly been guilty of in the past, along with countless other people, and the corset actually removes the ability to do it. Small portions of food which are easily digestible are the only things I can manage, as anything more is extremely uncomfortable bordering on being slightly nauseous.
And I can certainly do with losing some weight, too. So I reckon it's all to the good!
However, not so much a downside, but more of a by-product is that I find it's restricting my stomach so much that I can only eat small amounts before feeling full. I've read that this is a fairly well-known aspect of being in a corset, especially if you go in for any degree of tight-lacing. In itself it's no bad thing: over-eating is something which I've certainly been guilty of in the past, along with countless other people, and the corset actually removes the ability to do it. Small portions of food which are easily digestible are the only things I can manage, as anything more is extremely uncomfortable bordering on being slightly nauseous.
And I can certainly do with losing some weight, too. So I reckon it's all to the good!
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Eye for a bargain
With a degree of perseverance which I have to say is a little unusual for me, I've got well and truly back into the corset habit, and thoroughly enjoying being laced up all day and every day for the last ten days. So much so, in fact, that it's even begun to feel slightly wrong not to be in my corset for the odd brief spell when I need to take a 'maintenance' break, and I really look forward to putting it back on again.
I've in the past almost always bought and worn second-hand corsets, or "pre-loved" as the favoured term goes nowadays. I'm lucky in being pretty much a stock size, and with the sole exception of an underbust one which really didn't suit me, I've been happy with all the ones I've worn over the years, and saved myself quite a bit of money too: good 'proper' corsets don't come cheap.
But when I spotted a sale bargain at the weekend of a brand new purple 28" PVC corset at a snip of £79, well... who could resist? It arrived this morning, and I swapped it straightaway for the 30" black one I'd got on. It's not quite such a bluish purple as it looked in the photo but quite stunning nonetheless, and extremely comfortable to wear, being a better fit around my bust than the 30". It's one of the few corsets I've had which is equipped with a 'modesty panel' at the back which is coming in handy as, being new, I can't lace it anywhere as tight as I would normally for fear of distorting and thereby wrecking it.
I happened to notice they'd also got an orange version of it in the sale as well and given that it's about £100 off the normal selling price, I wonder....
I've in the past almost always bought and worn second-hand corsets, or "pre-loved" as the favoured term goes nowadays. I'm lucky in being pretty much a stock size, and with the sole exception of an underbust one which really didn't suit me, I've been happy with all the ones I've worn over the years, and saved myself quite a bit of money too: good 'proper' corsets don't come cheap.
But when I spotted a sale bargain at the weekend of a brand new purple 28" PVC corset at a snip of £79, well... who could resist? It arrived this morning, and I swapped it straightaway for the 30" black one I'd got on. It's not quite such a bluish purple as it looked in the photo but quite stunning nonetheless, and extremely comfortable to wear, being a better fit around my bust than the 30". It's one of the few corsets I've had which is equipped with a 'modesty panel' at the back which is coming in handy as, being new, I can't lace it anywhere as tight as I would normally for fear of distorting and thereby wrecking it.
I happened to notice they'd also got an orange version of it in the sale as well and given that it's about £100 off the normal selling price, I wonder....
Monday, 25 September 2017
Question and answer session.
Trawling back through one of my favourite blogs the other day, I came across an interesting entry.
Someone had asked the question:
"What is a man's perspective on corsets? Do you wear one? What do you get from it (back support, trans-gender, sexually gratifying, etc.)? What do you love about a woman (or man) in a corset? Is a corset something you occasionally wear or train with? Was it difficult to explain to a partner or people in public what the corset is for?"
I'm not a member of fetlife, which is where the question had originally come from, but since I think it's an interesting sort of 'how others see us' type of thing, I'll answer it here.
What is a man's perspective on corsets?
I can't speak for 'men' generally, but in a word, they're sexy. With the possible exception of old photos of Victorian corsetry, I don't recollect seeing a photo of anyone wearing one who didn't look hot in it.
Do you wear one?
I certainly do. Not as often or regularly as some (most?) people, and I do go through quite long spells of not lacing up, but like the proverbial moth to its flame, I always find myself going back to it.
What do you get from it (back support, trans-gender, sexually gratifying, etc.)?
Well, historically, the 'raison d'être' for corsetting was to improve the posture and deportment of the wearer, so I guess back support is part and parcel of that. At any rate, I will say from experience that when you wear a corset, the one thing you cannot do is slouch in it!
I love wearing mine from time to time with girls' underwear and heels: the gender-bending aspect really appeals to me. But while for me it's all a bit of good fun, I don't personally want to go down the actual trans-gender road: I'm happy as I am and don't want to look outwardly like a female, still less, be one.
Yes, sexual gratification enters into it. That, coupled with a fairly strong element of bondage: a corset is tight! I think I look hot in a corset, and people tell me I do. One of the photos I posted a while back attracted the comment: "Makes me want to buy a corset, you look stunning and very fuckable". I was immensely flattered, and the fact that it was - I think - posted by another guy doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's a definite turn-on to wear a corset, especially a womens' one (I have no desire whatever to wear a specifically male one).
What do you love about a woman (or man) in a corset?
Oh - the hourglass look: the slim waist and flat stomach. On purely aesthetic grounds I'm not a great fan of extreme corsetting, although I can appreciate what drives some people to do it.
Is a corset something you occasionally wear or train with?
I've never personally gone in for proper training in a corset. I wear a corset for fun and enjoyment and while I certainly like the results I don't do it with any particular goal in view.
Was it difficult to explain to a partner or people in public what the corset is for?"
To my partner - no. I don't want to go into details, but it just fell into the category of being supportive and understanding over a taste or preference that they don't share with you, and that's something which also works in reverse of course.
In public, no-one has ever found out. My corset is virtually undetectable under normal clothes so I've never wanted or needed to explain it to anyone.
Someone had asked the question:
"What is a man's perspective on corsets? Do you wear one? What do you get from it (back support, trans-gender, sexually gratifying, etc.)? What do you love about a woman (or man) in a corset? Is a corset something you occasionally wear or train with? Was it difficult to explain to a partner or people in public what the corset is for?"
I'm not a member of fetlife, which is where the question had originally come from, but since I think it's an interesting sort of 'how others see us' type of thing, I'll answer it here.
What is a man's perspective on corsets?
I can't speak for 'men' generally, but in a word, they're sexy. With the possible exception of old photos of Victorian corsetry, I don't recollect seeing a photo of anyone wearing one who didn't look hot in it.
Do you wear one?
I certainly do. Not as often or regularly as some (most?) people, and I do go through quite long spells of not lacing up, but like the proverbial moth to its flame, I always find myself going back to it.
What do you get from it (back support, trans-gender, sexually gratifying, etc.)?
Well, historically, the 'raison d'être' for corsetting was to improve the posture and deportment of the wearer, so I guess back support is part and parcel of that. At any rate, I will say from experience that when you wear a corset, the one thing you cannot do is slouch in it!
I love wearing mine from time to time with girls' underwear and heels: the gender-bending aspect really appeals to me. But while for me it's all a bit of good fun, I don't personally want to go down the actual trans-gender road: I'm happy as I am and don't want to look outwardly like a female, still less, be one.
Yes, sexual gratification enters into it. That, coupled with a fairly strong element of bondage: a corset is tight! I think I look hot in a corset, and people tell me I do. One of the photos I posted a while back attracted the comment: "Makes me want to buy a corset, you look stunning and very fuckable". I was immensely flattered, and the fact that it was - I think - posted by another guy doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's a definite turn-on to wear a corset, especially a womens' one (I have no desire whatever to wear a specifically male one).
What do you love about a woman (or man) in a corset?
Oh - the hourglass look: the slim waist and flat stomach. On purely aesthetic grounds I'm not a great fan of extreme corsetting, although I can appreciate what drives some people to do it.
Is a corset something you occasionally wear or train with?
I've never personally gone in for proper training in a corset. I wear a corset for fun and enjoyment and while I certainly like the results I don't do it with any particular goal in view.
Was it difficult to explain to a partner or people in public what the corset is for?"
To my partner - no. I don't want to go into details, but it just fell into the category of being supportive and understanding over a taste or preference that they don't share with you, and that's something which also works in reverse of course.
In public, no-one has ever found out. My corset is virtually undetectable under normal clothes so I've never wanted or needed to explain it to anyone.
Sunday, 24 September 2017
Limitations
A little over year has elapsed since I last wrote about my corseting experiences - twelve months in which I twice had to go into hospital for an operation. Leaving aside the considerations of what the doctors and nurses would make of a guy wearing a corset (I daresay that in A&E they've probably seen it all before anyway) it wouldn't have been altogether practical - unfortunately. But with that hopefully behind me, it's time to pick up from where I left off.
If there's one thing that almost eighteen years of wearing a corset has taught me, it's that once you stop lacing up regularly, even for a short while, you soon slip back to where you were in terms of waist reduction. Whilst I have, on many occasions, worn a very tight corset for hours and hours it doesn't, and can't, result in a permanent effect. In fact there's a certain logic behind the supposition that wearing it little and often is in fact more effective than periodic 'binge' corseting with long gaps in between. I suppose it all depends on what you want in the long term, as well as what opportunities come your way.
So where am I now? In a 30" PVC corset to be precise: together with a blue denim one it's one of two 30" ones I own. The laces don't *yet* tighten fully so it's far from a perfect fit on me, but comfortable enough to remind me of why I love being in a corset so much and what I've been missing this past year.
Shouldn't be too long before I can get back into the 28" one which was always my favourite, but whether I can make it to a 26" once again is more of a debatable point. I achieved the near-impossible five year ago, and posted a set of photos showing how tight it was compared to a pair of 34"jeans:
I have to come clean and confess that I have doubts as to whether that level of tightlacing would have been particularly sustainable in the long term: I mean there must be limits as to how much it's physically possible (let alone desirable) to take waist reduction to, and I have distinct recollections of starting to feel slightly bruised almost, which may account for why I didn't persevere with it.
Visually on the other hand it was pretty stunning, I thought, and the accompanying opportunities for gender-bending are and always have been for me very much the icing on the cake as far as being in a corset goes:
If there's one thing that almost eighteen years of wearing a corset has taught me, it's that once you stop lacing up regularly, even for a short while, you soon slip back to where you were in terms of waist reduction. Whilst I have, on many occasions, worn a very tight corset for hours and hours it doesn't, and can't, result in a permanent effect. In fact there's a certain logic behind the supposition that wearing it little and often is in fact more effective than periodic 'binge' corseting with long gaps in between. I suppose it all depends on what you want in the long term, as well as what opportunities come your way.
So where am I now? In a 30" PVC corset to be precise: together with a blue denim one it's one of two 30" ones I own. The laces don't *yet* tighten fully so it's far from a perfect fit on me, but comfortable enough to remind me of why I love being in a corset so much and what I've been missing this past year.
Shouldn't be too long before I can get back into the 28" one which was always my favourite, but whether I can make it to a 26" once again is more of a debatable point. I achieved the near-impossible five year ago, and posted a set of photos showing how tight it was compared to a pair of 34"jeans:
I have to come clean and confess that I have doubts as to whether that level of tightlacing would have been particularly sustainable in the long term: I mean there must be limits as to how much it's physically possible (let alone desirable) to take waist reduction to, and I have distinct recollections of starting to feel slightly bruised almost, which may account for why I didn't persevere with it.
Visually on the other hand it was pretty stunning, I thought, and the accompanying opportunities for gender-bending are and always have been for me very much the icing on the cake as far as being in a corset goes:
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