Corsets are complicated garments to construct, and this is reflected in the creation time and price. Comprised of multiple panels of fabric precisely cut and finely stitched together with strategically placed flexible spiral steel boning channels, eyelets, laces and busk, a well cared for quality corset can last five years with daily wear and some corsets constructed by expert corsetieres have been known to last for over ten years.

• Use a measuring tape to gently wrap around your waistline, just above the belly button. This is your ‘natural waist’.
• For underbust rib circumference, measure your ribs just below your bra line.
• For your bust measurement, measure around the fullest part of your bust.
• Due to differing hip measurements, the general rule is to measure the widest part of your upper hips at 5″ down from the waist.
  Regular corsets will usually sit around the upper hip and longline corsets will generally reach to the lower hip.
• The busk length is important to know, especially for comfort when seated and for those with petite torsos. It is measured straight down the middle of the corset from between the breasts to the top of the pubic bone. Pearls & Arsenic corsets are made with underbust busk length of roughly 11″ and overbust busk length of roughly 13″.

Shipping & Timings 
All orders are shipped from Hong Kong via Hong Kong Post, via Registered Air Mail or SpeedPost depending on your price choice at checkout.
International orders are (US$12.56) HK$97.40 per corset – with option to request total for combining multiple items.
Local orders are (US$10.42) HK$80.8 per corset – with option to request total for combining multiple items, or to collect from a designated location. We apologise for the high shipping price due to the weight of the steel boning.

International orders take up to 4-6 weeks average from date of payment to arrive.
Local orders take an average of 4 weeks average from date of payment to arrive.
Custom request orders take an average of 6-8 weeks from date of payment to arrive, depending on the level of detail.

Due to the intimate natures of these garments, unfortunately no returns or exchanges are available. We do apologise and thank you for your understanding. If there are structural defects with the corset that our quality control has missed, please do not wear the corset for safety reasons and contact us immediately at contact@pearlsandarsenic.com.

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We welcome collaboration with media and sponsorship of items for filming and photo shooting. Please contact us for any enquiries : contact@pearlsandarsenic.com