In the enormous variety of wedding lingerie types and styles every bride is free to choose whatever seems to suit her best, both in terms of her figure and in terms of her character. If the bride fixes her choice on the wedding corset as a piece of her wedding lingerie, there is no doubt about that she will be happy, so will be her partner. Historically the corset has always been a woman's underwear support, which was boned and close fitting and usually hooked and laced. The wedding corset starts either above or just below the bust and continues down to the waist or below the hips, generally with garters attached to its base. Wedding corset style has effectively evolved into a body-shaper, featuring under-wiring of the breasts and elasticised control panels with popper fastenings at the crotch. Speaking about the most significant wedding corset advantages it can but be mentioned what whatever the wedding corset style, this item will reduce the bride's waist drastically. Wedding corset advantages are most commonly used to slim the body and make it conform to a fashionable silhouette. For women this most frequently emphasises a curvy figure, by reducing the waist, and thereby exaggerating the bust and hips. However, in some periods, wedding corset style has been utolized to achieve a tubular straight-up-and-down shape, which involves minimising the bust and hips. An overbust corset encloses the torso, extending from just under the arms to the hips. An underbust corset begins just under the breasts and extends down to the hips. Some wedding corsets extend over the hips and, in very rare instances, reach the knees. A shorter kind of corset, which covers the waist area (from low on the ribs to just above the hips), is called a 'waist cincher'. A corset may also include garters to hold up stockings (alternatively a separate garter belt may be worn for that). Normally wedding corset supports the visible dress, and spreads the pressure from large dresses, such as the crinoline and bustle. Sometimes the corset has been supported by a corset cover. Wedding corset advantages include a flexible material (like cloth or leather) stiffened with boning (also called ribs or stays) inserted into channels in the cloth or leather. In the Victorian period, steel and whalebone were favored. Plastic is now the most commonly used material; spring or spiral steel is preferred for high-quality corsets. Wedding corset style's boning include ivory, wood, and cane. (By contrast, a girdle is usually made of elasticized fabric, without boning.) If the bride's figure leaves much to be desired, the wedding corset comes into play. Thus the representatives of the stronger sex have no other choice but to realize the significance of wedding lingerie as the promise of the bride's wonderful appearance and the corresponding cheerful mood. It is a conventional belief that wedding lingerie, including wedding corset, is meant to be worn only once. The good news for the more practical-minded couples is that in the enormous diversity of wedding corset types and styles there are the models which are more functional. On one hand the bride would feel like a real princess on her wedding day, but then she is welcome to make extensive use of the lingerie item for everyday purposes, on the other.