I have just today received my second Voller's corset: it is beautiful. It is a waist-training overbust in a custom fabric, with a few pattern alterations to fit my shape/size/needs. I have just put it on for the first time, starting the careful seasoning process, to get the corset used to me, and me used to the corset. As this is a 24-bone corset, I expect seasoning to take around four weeks, building up from a loose/snug fit, slowly from 1.5 hours per day (if you are new to corsets, please please google on how to season your corset: it is bad for these beautiful items, AND your body to not season correctly!) I have to say however, of all the corsets I have bought (and I have about 8? from different companies of varying quality), Voller's have been the only ones I have put on and feel comfortable in immediately. I don't know if it is because they have well over 100 years of stay making, or if it is simply that they are a premier corsetière, but I am very impressed with comfort. My primary reason for purchasing was for the orthopaedic support, which is what made me decide on a waist training corset: as these have the extra bones and supports to hold the body in place (if you know anything about the social history of corsets, you will know that they were initially an orthopaedic support device, and only later became a tight-lacing fashion item). Mr and Mrs Voller's patterns are based upon late 1800s patterns (at the cusp of the tight-lacing trend re-emerging), and were kind enough to adjust the pattern slightly so that the corset will give maximum support around my rib cage, and pelvis, whilst still being a beautiful garment which will be a pleasure to wear both as underwear and outer-wear (as opposed to an orthopaedic brace!). In terms of functionality and quality of make: my last Voller's corset is still going strong after a decade, and still looks almost new (I didn't properly season it, so I have warped a couple of bones). I can tell this corset will last many decades, possibly being an heirloom for my future daughter/grand-daughter (as long as each heir seasons very carefully!). Whilst waiting for this beauty to arrive, I did wonder about flossing, to ensure the bones would stay in the correct position, but the work and fabric is such high quality, flossing won't be necessary -- even with 24 steel bones! I will be needing longer strings to see me through these first four weeks with seasoning before the bones fully mould themselves to my body; but a doubled grosgrain ribbon should suffice for this time period, and then I will re-lace with the original high quality corset chord. I honestly couldn't be happier. This corset really is perfect. I realise there are a lot of cheap off-the-rack steel boned corsets available online, and I have bought a few myself... but quite honestly, the quality and fit are terrible by comparison, and seasoning can be, and has been, painful in those corsets! I would say save up the extra money for a Voller's, as you won't regret it.