Resort 1974 Halston Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Lace Up Front Ivory Dress designer-patrick-kelly Raw edged net detail the

Raw edged net detail the seams on the shoulders

Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam under the cups

The bodice is a masterpiece

and panniers from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of historic costume

Ribbon finished and unlined through the skirt and lined with silk taffeta through the bodice

Resort 1974 Halston Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Lace Up Front Ivory Dress designer-patrick-kelly Raw edged net detail theThis is an amazing couture Halston dress that is absolutely divine. A similar dress is seen in the book "Halston" (see reference photo). It is entirely cut on the bias with minimal seaming as was his signature style and the color is built through the layering of the silk chiffon. The color of the very top layer and sleeve is a soft ivory and then the inner layers are a nude silk so that the body of the dress has a slightly deeper tone then to do the