F/W 1982 Purple Velvet Rive Gauche Ruffled Jacket

Fall/Winter 1982 Rive Gauche evening jacket by Yves Saint Laurent, tailored in saturated violet velvet with sharply structured shoulders and a sculpted waist. The design is elevated by dramatic black silk ruffles at the collar and cuffs, echoing the maison’s enduring dialogue between masculine tailoring and romantic ornamentation. Finished with a precise button front and refined contrast trim, this piece embodies the theatrical elegance that defined Saint Laurent’s early-1980s ready-to-wear.