1992 Museum Held Azzedine Alaia Black "Corset" Jacket designer-oscar-de-la-renta unbelievable silk taffeta gown in

unbelievable silk taffeta gown in a black silk taffeta by the great Pauline Trigere

Its in unworn

The pants are fully lined in a cream nylon jersey and close with a painted metal zipper and flat hook and eye at the waist

Fancy sculpted bezel

That same velvet is used to adorn each sleeves just above two bands of a pretty cotton cut out lace

1992 Museum Held Azzedine Alaia Black "Corset" Jacket designer-oscar-de-la-renta unbelievable silk taffeta gown inThe lines on this 1992 "corset" influenced jacket are amazing and just what you would expect form the master that is Alaia. Versions of this jacket were featured prominently both in the Alaia exhibit at the Groninger Museum and accompanying book 'Alaia Azzedine Alaia in the 21st Century,' . The corset effect created solely through the seaming on the jacket right down tot he molded and padded cups of the bust. These are literally seamed and cut like