Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The bodice is set high

The bodice is set high in an empire that plunges low into the band that sits just under the bust

Length: 15î from back of the neck to waist

I see a light bit of colour change to the fabric here and there

slightly longer at the front hem then the back

The best description is perhaps the one from the Mouret site itself:

Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The bodice is set highA version with a pant walked the runway for the Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. In 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like