Leg Avenue Steel Boned Satin Waist Cincher with Full Busk Closer and Lace-Up Back

Satin over steel bones, with a full busk closure down the front and a lace-up running the length of the back. This is proper corsetry construction rather than a stretch panel pretending to be one, and it behaves completely differently on the body because of it.

The busk is the row of clasps at the front, so the piece opens and closes there while the back lacing stays set where you tied it. Loosen the lacing before you put it on, hook the busk, then draw the laces to where you want them. Wear it over a shirt or a slip dress, under a jacket, or over bare skin with high waist bottoms. Satin marks with water, so spot clean only, never machine wash, and store it laid flat or hanging rather than folded around the bones.

Steel bones hold their line where plastic ones twist and stay twisted after a few wears. That, plus a real busk, is what separates a cincher you keep from one that lasts a single season.

• Style: Waist cincher in satin with steel boning
• Fastening: Full busk closure at the front, lace-up back
• Wear over: A shirt, a slip dress, or bare skin
• Care: Spot clean only, store flat or hanging
• Available in: Black or Red, in sizes S, M and L