This question sounds ignorant even to me, so please bear with me. I began looking for shapewear for work but have a 10" spread between Bust:Waist:Hips so anything less sturdy than steel tends to roll to my middle for the less than ideal Michelin Man look (ugh!). I wear corsets with historical garments, but they don't fit well presently and under modern clothes, the lines are too visible. I stumbled across some very inexpensive corsets with straps using spiral boning that would probably serve in lieu of powernet and plastic boned shapewear. Now the choice is zipper or hook and eye front closure. A zipper would be convenient, but it seems like it would break under pressure. The eBay vendor states that the garment can withstand tight lacing so it seems like it ought to hold up to moderate pressure. Has anyone had experience with either zippers or hook and eye closures?

Thanks in advance for resisting the urge to flame me for not using a standard busk :)