This is re-enactor's / dancer's corset. Rather than being fancy brocade for outerwear it is made almost entirely of cotton. With front busk, 16 bones, back lacing and "whale boning" detail across the front it is probably the most authentic corset being made today. Each seam is elegantly embroidered for beauty and triple reinforced for strength. The waist is reinforced with 3/4" Prussian tape and I dyed the eyelets in the back to match. A first choice for durability, comfort and authenticity.