Important 1977 Halston Couture Navy Multi-Way Silk Jersey Plunge Dress w Extra Long Ties designer-philip-treacy The skirting is black silk

The skirting is black silk velvet and is an almost modified mermaid shape that follows every curve

Each button is hand covered in the same fabric so that they do not draw away from the design

The dress that goes over these has a loose and easy cut that has an almost cape like feel to it

It creates a fabulous 'film noir' feel

Item# E468

Important 1977 Halston Couture Navy Multi-Way Silk Jersey Plunge Dress w Extra Long Ties designer-philip-treacy The skirting is black silkThe twin of this dress in a red colour is held in the permanent archives of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and that red version was exhibited in the 'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion' Exhibit in 2009. The dress also has the added provenance of being the twin to the metallic version that Halston custom made for Bianca Jagger. I have included several photos of her for reference. Photos of her in the dress also appear in two of my Halston books and