Ultra Rare 1976 Halston Iconic Front Tying Easy to Wear Column Dress in a Bias Cut Chocolate Brown Terry Cloth z-archive-lorisazzaro / (7) From the book

/  (7) From the book “Alexander McQueen” edited by Claire Wilcox

It is gathered in and around the waist in a series of tiny pleats and then these open out to create that billowing skirt that you see

This haute couture look was then translated into silk taffeta gowns for the Rive Gauche label and the second photo is a similar gown from that collection as shown in L'Officiel in 1973

glossy black satin it just has the best lines and a sleek and chic feel

The twin of this dress was shown on the Resort runway for 2008

Ultra Rare 1976 Halston Iconic Front Tying Easy to Wear Column Dress in a Bias Cut Chocolate Brown Terry Cloth z-archive-lorisazzaro / (7) From the bookThe dress is from the Spring 1976 Collection It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston Halston made several of these dresses in different colours. Mostly they were produced in a bias cut silk or a hammered bias cut silk. Even the silk versions are hard to find and finding one in a terry cloth is very unusual and rare. It is said that before even putting scissors to fabric, Halston already had a mental image of how he wanted to dress to