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I obviously wasn't paying enough attention. I just realized that Romantasy is now selling a "basic" line of custom corsets. Their cheapest "basic" corset is $155, which is actually much, much cheaper than most custom corsets. They do say that the basic line is not for tightlacing and is only good for sleeping or for "beginners", but I think they only added that disclaimer to protect their good name. I think they're actually well aware that most of those "beginners" will be tightlacing, but they want to make it clear that these corsets will break or warp much more quickly than their normal corsets. Apparently their basic corsets are exactly like their normal corsets except that they have fewer layers, which means that theyre weaker. I imagine that most of the made-in-China corsets on the web have the same issue, only more so, and they don't have the advantage of being custom fitted or of being made by real, experienced corsetiers.

I know of a corset maker that used to sell real, sturdy custom tightlacing corsets for $150. She may still be selling them for that price, but it's not clear. If I can't get a sturdy corset from her for $150, than Ill probably buy one of the slightly weaker basic corsets from Romantasy.