76.69.17

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Seduction_32 Left to right 94.85.11 (textile wall), 76.69.17 (blue dress), 95.99.1 (dress)

YSL+Halston_29 Left to right 91.235.4 (halter dress), 79.66.40 (black jumpsuit), 88.1.69 (orange dress), 87.146.27 (floral dress), 82.3.5 (purple dress), 91.241.47 (fur jacket), 88.29.362 (dress), 76.69.17 (blue dress), 80.128.12 (white dress)

YSL+Halston_27 Left to right 91.241.47 (fur jacket), 88.29.362 (dress), 76.69.17 (blue dress), 80.128.12 (sequined dress)

YSL+Halston_28 Left to right 91.241.47 (fur jacket), 88.29.362 (dress), 76.69.17 (blue dress), 80.128.12 (white dress), 88.29.2 (purple ensemble), 76.69.9 (top and pants), 91.241.79 (black dress)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Halston (1932 - 1990)

Date: 1972

Medium: Silk jersey

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall

Object number: 76.69.17

DescriptionLight blue floor length evening halter dress in doubled silk jersey; plunging V-neckline, open front, two wide bodice panels extending in long ties / shoulder straps that wrap, crisscross and tie at waist; elasticized waist; full circle skirt; custom made

Label Text:Halston’s sexy, streamlined fashions defined the look of the 1970s. In this evening dress, two long bands of fabric can be wrapped around the body in a variety of ways, allowing the wearer to reveal as much—or as little—skin as she chooses.

In Collection(s)

1970s
Gifts of Lauren Bacall

Exhibitions:

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
Seduction
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk

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