This was the very first Heavy Red corset I ever bought. With this corset I also bought the St. Street Burlesque Bustle Skirt and got the Vertical Stripe Thigh-High Stockings (both of which I highly recommend) and got a lovely fleur de lis necklace as a thank you for buying stuff (pics later). This corset is really well made, it’s been out dancing, part of costumes and generally out and about and I’ve never had a problem with it in terms of durability. I bought it in 2011 and it hasn’t lost it’s shape or faded. It goes well with pants, dresses and skirts and it’s the one to blame for getting me totally hooked on Heavy Red corsets.