The more I read about and see the newer designs from Dark Garden, the more I’m impressed with the availability of wonderful corsets for men. Maybe it’s just a part of the steampunk genre, but it seems like there are more corset options for men (that are designed specifically for men) than ever before.

Dark Garden updated their website recently and seem to be focusing a bit more on the higher fashion types of corsets. For custom corsets, though, I’m sure that some serious boning lies underneath! While the price of a Dark Garden corset may be a bit higher than other outlets, l love that the price reflects the fact that Dark Garden employs folks from the San Francisco Bay area – a notoriously high cost of living area.

I’ve featured lots of Dark Garden corsets on this site in the past. And, I do have a ready-to-wear Dark Garden corset, which you may have seen on this site in the past. It’s comfortable (but not as comfortable as something custom made!).

In this video from the Dickens Fair, Autumn Adamme (Dark Garden founder, owner) describes a bit of male corsetry history:

And, in this photo gallery from the Edwardian Ball, you can see a ton of examples of men wearing corsets that were designed with both the male figure and male fashion in mind.

There is a rather large and well-developed (relatively speaking, of course) community of men who crossdress, which is one reason why I generally don’t post photos of men wearing corsets in a crossdressing context. However, I do, on occasion, feature submissions from readers wearing their own corsets in a crossdressing context. I recently received two such submissions.

Here is the first, sent by someone who has been featured on this site in the past. He recently purchased a new, custom-made corset by an Eastern European designer. While I can’t see too much detail of the corset, from what I can see it looks pretty good. I like the zipper closure, which was a feature used heavily by Amy Crowder in her Wasp Creations designs. And, overall the shape looks pretty good. Thanks for sharing!

It sure looks like Rob is having fun donning his corset.

That’s one post title I never imagined using. But, check out the image:

Pretty bizarre photo.

Not a tightlacing corset, but definitely an interesting creation.