c.1998 Richard Tyler Couture Backless Silver Beaded Dress designer-norman-hartnell The colors are brilliant and

The colors are brilliant and beautiful hues - a mix of red highlighted with a plethora of colors in swirling stripes

The dress is fully lined in a high grade red tissue silk except for the sleeves which are unlined

It is cut with a flat front panel that has a second piece seamed with a curved bias seam to give it fullness

Both pieces are lined with a pale grey silk chiffon

Outer robe/dress

c.1998 Richard Tyler Couture Backless Silver Beaded Dress designer-norman-hartnell The colors are brilliant andRichard Tyler had a small shop in Melbourne at the age of 18 and by the 1970s was attracting the ye of touring rock groups. In 1978 he dressed Rod Stewart for his Blondes Have More Fun tour. He specialized in costumes for the rock star set through the 80s but eventually settled in Los Angeles, opening his first showroom in 1988. The Richard Tyler Couture line was his main, high end line and pieces retailed for thousands to tens of thousands of