Abstract: Corset already has several hundred years of history as the form of Western clothing. It has special historical significance and practical value. From the Renaissance to the 19th century, corset is almost being the tool to give shape to the contours of the body for female. After corset’s emerged, continuously improved, and almost being left out, then it comes back. All of these have fully reflected the transfer of women’s aesthetic standards and the changes of women's social roles. After so many years of developed, corset has gradually improvement both in structure, function and form. In modern society, it turns out to be the new face, not only used just as shaping or covering the body. The designer design exaggerated shape and use various fabrics together to express the trend of underwear to be wear out. At the same time, they use all design approach to tell the conflict and integration of the history and reality, traditional and modern.
Key words: corset;modern clothing; design element