A Bouquet of flowers attached to a dress as a fashion accessory. In the United States, corsages are traditionally worn by females at certain prominent high school occasions such as Homecoming and the Prom ; they are often a gift from one's date for the occasion. They may also be worn to formal college dances, to church services on Chrismas and Easter, and by the mothers of the bride and groom at a wedding. Historically, a corsage was worn pinned to the bodice of a dress or suit at the shoulder.