Corset Fastener Small 320×244 Medium 640×489 Large 1024×782 Download Tiff Original 2400×1833 | (461.0 KB) Description A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though women are more common wearers. Keywords bodice, bra, corselet, corset, foundation garment, girdle, intimate things, support, underclothes, Underwear Galleries Undergarmets Source: Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)