10 Ways Corsets Help Boost Your Confidence

A corset can affect one’s positive self-image, confidence and interaction with others. When you feel confident you are unstoppable. I have found the following strategies work wonders when incorporating corsets into your everyday routine:

1. Change Your Behavior.
Your long-term behavior of how you carry yourself, your posture, and certain repetitive movements is almost always the cause of back pain. For example, the pressure on your back from hunching over your computer raises hell with your back while picking things up incorrectly will have you rolling on the floor. Only changing behavior is going to affect a permanent cure. We will point the way by recommending the right corset for your body type and when worn correctly, your body and especially your spine will build to stand up nicely. If you take good care of your back, it will go very far indeed toward taking great care of you!

2. Strengthen Your Core.
Over time, we want you to be able to effortlessly carry yourself with a tightened core. Wearing a corset encourages you to keep your abdominal muscles engaged to help build a stronger core so that you are comfortably able to do so, all the time. I also find myself holding my head high with my shoulders back while wearing a corset.

3. Be Yourself Unapologetically.
Remember, you can’t control others or what they think of you. Find a personal style that feels great to you and wear the corset you feel is right.

4. Dress Appropriately.
Casual, Business Casual, Smart Casual, Business, Informal, Semi-Formal, Formal, Black Tie, Black Tie Optional, etc. Whatever the dress code may be let us help you style your corset appropriately. Our blogs are created as a resource to help show you how to style corsets for any given occasion.

5. Be Mindful and Kind to Your Body.
Waist training takes patience, consideration, support and love especially when starting off. Reducing your waistline and changing your silhouette happens over time, not over night. Begin waist training slowly and eventually as you increase the amount of time wearing a corset you will start to feel the mental, emotional, physical and societal beneficial effects of corsetry.

6. Let go of the Idea of Perfectionism.
Corsetry takes effort and is a long-term lifestyle choice. Enjoy the journey of learning about YOU in the process.

7. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone.
When you wear the things that you don’t think you can, your comfort zone will continue to expand. Corsets build the foundation for you to set boundaries, take risks, try new things and stand up for yourself.

8. Visualize It. Feel It.
The moment you put on a corset your perception of yourself changes. You carry yourself in a different way and your body language silently commands respect from others. Furthermore, it encourages better eating habits and an appreciation of quality foods. It indirectly affects your self-esteem and assertiveness.

9. Think Positive.
Women are able to overcome eating disorders, learn to celebrate their bodies and embrace their curves all by wearing a corset. Replace any negative thoughts about yourself with positive ones. What you tell yourself is more important than what others tell you.

10. Celebrate Your Wins.
Corseting may not feel “natural” at first but it’s still important to acknowledge your accomplishments. Celebrate your wins both big and small! Make a list of how corsets make you feel each week, or even each day. As you celebrate your wins regularly you’ll find you have greater confidence, motivation, and energy.

As in all things, misuse or overuse can become a problem. Many of the misconceptions around the negative effects of wearing corsets are related to improper use and extremists. We at Champagne Corsets & Designs will guide you to ensure you are lacing properly and responsibly so you can benefit from the truly amazing effects the corset can offer.