Resort 1977 Halston Bias Spiral Cut Silk Caftan Dress designer-john-galliano It can be worn as

It can be worn as a jacket or mini dress

The body is a slim column of black silk wool crepe and the fabric has a slight bit of texture to it so as you get closer it gets more visually interesting

The sleeves are just spectacular - they come out from the top of the waist band and keep their fullness right to the cuff

This is exactly what I am talking about - it is made of a slinky brown silk jersey and drapes and moves beautifully

Resort 1977 Halston Bias Spiral Cut Silk Caftan Dress designer-john-galliano It can be worn asThe Resort 1977 collection by Halston was one of the few in and around these mid late 70s period where he experimented with adding some prints into his collections. I found a runway photo in the Phaidon book on Halston with a garment with a similar print which is included here for reference. The asymmetrical neckline and spiral cut gives us further confirmation of the date as this was a theme he used in this collection and for the Spring collection.