Runway Fall 2002 Yves Saint Laurent Blue Velvet Jacket w Long Sleeves & Tuxedo Collar designer-mr-blackwell Since there is no opening

Since there is no opening you have to be able to get your hips or shoulders through that as well

Reference Photo: Charly Stember in in Oscar De La Renta

As it nears the hem

Fully lined in a black silk  with a inner corset that closes with its own zipper and is lightly boned

Runway Fall 2002 Yves Saint Laurent Blue Velvet Jacket w Long Sleeves & Tuxedo Collar designer-mr-blackwell Since there is no openingThe twin of this jacket was shown on the runway with a matching skirt for Look 32 as seen on the Fall 2002 Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent runway. The Vogue review of that collection stated in part: 'Tom Ford is very, very good at being wicked. The designer was in an adult erotic frame of mind at Yves Saint Laurent, taking potential clichs such as black satin ribbon, taffeta, velvet, chantilly lace and fur and applying them in an offhand way to