1992 Museum Held Azzedine Alaia Black "Corset" Jacket designer-oscar-de-la-renta and workaday pressures—it suddenly transforms

and workaday pressures—it suddenly transforms being involved in fashion into a magical privilege

The top is stunning - a rich and luxurious

Silk tulle net is patterned to form a sharp angular design tn the tulle on the upper bodice and flared

Fancy sculpted bezel

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

1992 Museum Held Azzedine Alaia Black "Corset" Jacket designer-oscar-de-la-renta and workaday pressures—it suddenly transformsThe 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