Evening dress
Designer
Halston
(1932 - 1990)
1972
Silk jersey
Gift of Lauren Bacall
Object number76.69.17
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.
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 madeCollections
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