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Male corsets (18th & 19th century)
While women had been wearing corsets since the 1500s, men started leaning toward them somewhere around the 18th century. Their corsets were used mainly to slim their figure, something that was popular from 1820 until 1840, when it was desirable for men to have tiny waists just like women. By 1880, the classic shape of the corset changed and turned into a stiff band with ribs that someone could attach to their trousers.
