This piece is crafted in a supple sheep leather with an immaculate sheen. Laced corset panels along the body and sleeves open to below, revealing another layer of leather underneath the body and a subtle part of the wearer’s skin in the sleeves. The rest of the piece is finished with impeccably detailed construction, with curved panelling cut to echo the circular geometry of the corset detailing.
The cutouts are stitched together out of the main body panel without using any additional pieces of leather in an ingenious and intensive process where the supple and delicate leather is carefully thinned and skived then folded over to maintain a smooth seamless surface. The signature dropped back bondage strap, usually crafted in cotton webbing, is rendered here in the same leather as the rest of the jacket. This choice creates a nearly singular material vocabulary while complementing and driving focus towards the other outer material: the elongated adjustable corset ties that runs throughout the lacing panels of the piece.
Made in Italy
9.5/10 condition
Shoulder Width: 40cm
Chest Width: 45cm
Length: 55cm
Sleeve Length: 61.5cm
Helmut Lang SS01 Lace Up Corset Leather Jacket
