1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-emma-domb The fabric itself is a

The fabric itself is a 3D feeling combination of lace and black silk ribbon set into intricate designs over the lace netted base

Two charming little bows sit just at the top of the seaming that goes down through the waist

a fabric choice perfect to transfer his prints onto while maintaining the colors he was after

but very minor

It skims past the waist and over the hips where it opens into a fuller skirt that still manages to seem sleek and sluptural

1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-emma-domb The fabric itself is aThis amazing blue silk Halston dress is a beautiful example of his earlier work. Halston was a master at combining function and ease but without sacrificing glamour. He did this with the very minimum of seaming. His pieces that were bias cut, like this one, seem to almost be shapeless and not very exciting when you see them on the hanger. But, once you slip them on, they drape and settle into place the way they were intended and the transformation is