1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress mao-hide This is a beautiful set

This is a beautiful set from the 2005 Cruise collection

5" (this does not include the attached stirrup)

It was custom made for her many years ago from found antique kimono fabric that had never been used

This dress is numbered with one of his couture tags and dates from the late 1970s to the early 1980s

1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress mao-hide This is a beautiful setThis is a beautiful example of Halston's work during this time period. He was a master at combining function and ease but without sacrificing glamour. He did this with the absolute minimum of seaming that a garment required. His bias cut pieces like this one, sometimes feel somewhat shapeless on the hanger or dress form and it is only when they are slipped on that they drape and settle into place the way they were intended. They seem so very simple