I believe the the picture of this item is deceiving.  I was not impressed with the quality of the item and the ribbon in the back is not very strong.  This corset would be for looks only and the vinyl does not look like leather.  It is very shinny and thin.  I returned the item when I was not happy and they said they would charge me 20% for restocking, even though I was not happy with the product.  I never wore it!  I ended up getting an actual corset (well worth the money). They ended up saying they would only charge me 10% after I argued but you would not have this issue if you purchased an item from a store.  With that being said, I would not purchase from the company again.  That is just poor customer service.