April 16, 2009
Perusing portraits throughout American and European history, you will find many instances of single flowers worn in a woman’s hair or a crown of flowers. Photographs also show women wearing large bouquets off the shoulder or pinned on their gowns. Heavy and awkward, these large bouquets have been traded in for smaller ones, known as corsages.
Though a traditional corsage is worn on the wrist or pinned below the left shoulder, they can be worn anywhere. There are waist corsages, ankle corsages and even hairpiece corsages.
When worn for a wedding, the corsage identifies close family members or wedding party members. There are also Mother’s Day corsages and corsages for mothers to be at their baby showers.
Corsages can also symbolize a common conviction of patriotism, awareness or a memorial. The flowers and the ribbon selections are usually symbolic to the cause or event they represent.
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