1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis The shoulders and sleeves are

The shoulders and sleeves are a semi-transparent black silk net that has little rhinestones scattered across it

The original Saint Laurent boutique opened in Paris in 1966 and I believe this to be from about 1970 based on the style and the label

Excellent condition and it has just been specialty cleaned

) Glossy black sequins cover every inch and then a tightly beaded diamond & triangle design works its way around the bottom hem and the collar

This is a very rare textile - the body of the dress is made of a feather light silk paper that has been entirely covered in a stunning hand painted design done in a gold paint

1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis The shoulders and sleeves areOt was around 1973 that Halston really embraced sequins and started to showcase them regularly in his collections as his clients asked for more evening pieces from him. The sequin technique he used during this time period differed from later collections. In these earlier pieces the sequins were laid onto the silk underneath completely flat and were placed side by side to each other. This makes the fabric extremely fluid and flexible while giving it a