1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress designer-karl-lagerfeld Both the jacket and skirt

Both the jacket and skirt are fully lined in a hand-set green silk

The neck is cut high and again this part is left unlined for just a glimpse of skin underneath

Tagged a size 38 but of course check the measurements below

This hat is such a statement piece and so bold

Believed to be the first 1990 reissue of the original 1964 design

1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress designer-karl-lagerfeld Both the jacket and skirtThis is a beautiful example of Halston's work during this time period. He was a master at combining function and ease but without sacrificing glamour. He did this with the absolute minimum of seaming that a garment required. His bias cut pieces like this one, sometimes feel somewhat shapeless on the hanger or dress form and it is only when they are slipped on that they drape and settle into place the way they were intended. They seem so very simple