The Impossible Collection of Fashion at RARE vintage

The Impossible Collection of Fashion is so possible Miss Valerie Steele here at RARE vintage.

Yesterday I posted our crazy insane gorgeous Chanel haute couture bejeweled and bedecked belt (though belt does not seem quite the right word to describe it - more an incredible piece of costume jewelry I think).  A similar piece was featured in the Assouline book, The Impossible Collection of Fashion and now our Azzedine Alaia 1992 corset jacket and skirt with white eyelet trim which is also in the book.

RARE vintage making the impossible: possible : )  Well, not entirely possible this sold very quickly but I though too wonderful not to share the images of it.  Enjoy!

  

 The Impossible Collection of Fashion.  Published by Assouline.

The impossibly beautiful Alaia ensemble.

1992 Alaia corseted jacket and skirt trimmed in eyelet.

Crazy Insane Gorgeousness!

Crazy, insane, gorgeousness is how I would describe this 1987 Chanel haute couture belt.  It is Victoire de Castellane and Karl Lagerfeld at their most playful, indulgent and extravagant.  More was more fabulous in those days of pearls! bows! gold! camellias! leather! and logos!  

Colorful stones and rhinestones are set in gilded metal wrapped in bows and finished off with large imitation pearls.

A similar piece from the same collection can be seen in the book, The Impossible Collection of Fashion, by Valerie Steele.  Published by Assouline.  Which can be all yours if you have a spare $695 (for the book sillies!  Not the belt.  Sorry : )

The Impossible Collection of Fashion.  Available at Assouline

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