I've had corsets in the past, and I really love them, this is my first one in a long time though (aside from the one I have for my ren faire outfit).  All my corsets have been front lace up, where this one is rear.  I didn't like that I really needed help to get this done, but hopefully after the first time it shouldn't be a problem.

I finally recieved it in the mail this weekend, I say finally because its been 2 weeks since order and the status online on the order never changed from "We are processing and will ship soon".  :-/  I opened the bag and looked for the fishy smell others have complained about, and only experienced the faint smell of plastic (it is pleather...).  I instantly threw away the pleather 'thong', I'd never wear the thing...  And tried on the corset.  I found the catches in the front to be difficult and sharp, but do-able.  The main reason I had such a time trying to get the thing on was that I am a size 12 and I have a mommy pooch.  I loosened it first, but even then, once its tightened and I won't have to do the back again, this is going to be a bear to get on.  You can only suck in so far.  That and the girls kept getting in the way and I couldn't see what I was trying to do.  Front lacing is soooo much easier!!!!  When my daughter was tightening me in and tying the back I noticed that the boning that ends under my arms was going to chaffe.  Not sure how I'm going to handle that when I go to really use it the first time, but we'll see.

So, Overall, I love the look once I got it on and adjusted, but I can foresee some difficulty trying to get back into it, and with the possibility of chaffing under the arms.  We'll see what happens when I pull it out for the date with the bf.  I'm positive he'll like it though!  Once on it did slim me down, as a corset should, and made the girls pop right out!