and undergarment manufacturers have sold corselets as "control slips" since around 1975. Variations and relatives A short corselet without garters or shoulder straps, which ends above the waist, is a bustier (covering the bust) A long corselet extending over the hips, with or without garters and/or shoulder straps, is a torsolette (covering the torso) A corselet in two parts is a brassiere and a girdle. A corselet with a stiff back and laces is a corsage or a corset. A soft corselet is a slip. Other than apparel In biology, the term refers to the thorax of an insect, or a protective band of enlarged scales in the shoulder region of a fish. References External links Complete corselette pattern or eight section corselette Corsetry