Style alert | 4 ways you can rock the corset trend

As we all know, fashion trends come and go and one piece that has made a return this Spring is the corset. This classic item, which was used in the 19^th century by women to further exaggerate silhouettes, has made a come-back and we’re totally feeling it!

Today’s corsets are versatile and aren’t as oppressive to the body, they can still give you an exaggerated figure or just take your outfit from plain to super stylish with minimal effort.

Let's take a look at 4 ways you can rock this hot trend:

Wear it with: a puff sleeve top

Here, fashion blogger and influencer Snikiwe Mhlongo, wears a corset-style leather dress with a puff sleeve top.

Wear it with: sweatpants

Sweatpants have become an all-year-round fashion staple and pairing your sweatpants with a matching corset top - like influencer @Thabee_happy did here - will give you an effortlessly-chic look.

Wear it as: a belt 

Here, the ever so stylish Kamo Mafokwane wears a corset belt over a shirt and pants. It makes her all-black outfit stand out and shows her stunning figure.

Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa, also accessorised her outfit with the corset as a belt.

Rapper, Nadia Nakai, gives the corset waist-belt a street look here.

Wear it with: low rise jeans

US model, Lori Harvey, shows us how to wear the trend with jeans – she's showing just the right amount of skin.