91.185.2

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YSL+Halston_7 Left to right 88.16.2 (top), 2007.56.57 (bra), 81.201.19 (pants), 91.241.32 (purple ensemble), U.2167 (belt), 82.42.4 (red and black cape and dress), 80.71.7 (tie dye ensemble), 91.241.11 (brown tie dye ensemble), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress), 80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown)

YSL+Halston_40 Left to right 92.140.1 (black and ivory pantsuit), 82.99.1 (pink and black gown), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown),80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt hidden), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress)

YSL+Halston_39 Left to right 82.99.1 (pink and black gown), 80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Halston (1932 - 1990)

Date: Resort 1980

Medium: Silk organza

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Chris Royer

Object number: 91.185.2

DescriptionAmerican Beauty Rose gown in layered red silk organza: strapless petal neckline, floor length flared skirt with long fitted torso and overlapping bias double circle panels below hip

Label Text:Halston used circles to construct one of his most ravishing and poetic creations—the American Beauty Rose gown. Eight two-layer pattern pieces were cut into along their radii, and then were paired and joined, also at the radii. The pairs were placed at four points on the body, equidistant from one another, before being joined together. The resulting gown is a floating confection with the clean, rigorous lines for which Halston is famous.

Exhibitions:

Halston: Absolute Modernism, Retrospective and Minimalism
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
American Beauty
RED
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion