Fall 1992 Christian Lacroix Elaborate Gold & Silk Corset Top & Skirt designer-lillie-rubin The jacket closes at the

The jacket closes at the front and cuffs with press snaps

The designs are beautiful and a mix of different florals

The little spiked dangling beads finish it off perfectly

There is a high slit on either side of the leg and it otherwise falls in a perfect column

Amazingly this is all hand done - you can see the thread work on the reverse side

Fall 1992 Christian Lacroix Elaborate Gold & Silk Corset Top & Skirt designer-lillie-rubin The jacket closes at theThis Christian Lacroix set perfectly showcases his mastery in combining fabric and textures. Every element used has a depth and texture to it separate from the others and yet it all works perfectly together. The best example we could find form the runway displays the same colorway and silks used on this set from the Fall 1992 runway giving us the collection date for this piece. Everything starts with the fabric choices for Lacroix and what fabric