Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri The skirt is long and

The skirt is long and lean and the bodice simple

This looks like it had a lining at one point but it was removed so it is now unlined except for the bottom panel of embroidery that is backed in a nude silk

This set was made by Star of Siam and the label proudly states that is was hand tailored in Bangkok

Fall/Winter 2014

Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri The skirt is long andWhen researching this piece I found a pattern in a similar vein from the 1973 collection in the book "Halston" by Phaidon. I believe this may be from that same season and was most likely a custom piece. The fabric is a bias cut, gold & blue metallic lame silk and is extremely light in weight so moves amazingly and feel wonderful when on. It is cut deceptively simple and constructed to skim and drape over the body. The bias cut of the fabric allows it