82.3.5

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YSL+Halston_16 Left to right 91.104.1 (white dress), 91.235.4 (halter dress), 82.3.5 (purple dress), 87.146.27 (floral dress), 88.1.69 (orange dress), 79.66.40 (black jumpsuit)

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_25 Left to right 91.41.1 (floral dress), 86.126.14 (purple grey dress), P89.55.4 (paisley ensemble), 91.41.12 (blue ensemble), 2014.28.1 (pink dress), 93.1.26 (top and skirt), 91.104.1 (white dress), 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)

YSL+Halston_26 Left to right 88.89.1 (high neck gown), 76.201.2 (velvet dress), 2010.86.37 (dress), 92.222.7 (green dress), 88.73.1 (printed silk ensemble), 78.57.9 (pink jacket and skirt), 79.66.40 (black jumpsuit), 88.1.69 (orange dress), 87.146.27 (floral dress), 82.3.5 (purple dress)

YSL+Halston_20 Left to right 91.104.1 (white dress hidden), 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)

Object: Evening set

Designer: Halston (1932 - 1990)

Date: c. 1975

Medium: Silk chiffon

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Frederick Supper

Object number: 82.3.5

DescriptionOne shoulder evening dress in layered purple silk chiffon; six tiers of chiffon wrapping from left front around back to right sideseam with dart at waist; asymmetrical hem, knee to ankle length. Matching scarf.

Exhibitions:

Halston: Absolute Modernism, Retrospective and Minimalism
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s