Incredible circa 1973 Halston Couture Green Silk Chiffon Backless & Plunging FrontJumpsuit designer-hardy-amies Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-XL OSFA

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-XL OSFA (one size fits all)

The waist nips in and you can cinch it with that fabulous wide fabric belt

This stiffens the lace underneath and gives it an unusual texture that is quite beautiful

Fully lined in a silky rayon dyed to match

I love that the edges of the sarong and the folded down edge that circles the top of the bodice are finished with little copper colored paillettes

Incredible circa 1973 Halston Couture Green Silk Chiffon Backless & Plunging FrontJumpsuit designer-hardy-amies Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-XL OSFAThis is a very beautiful example of Halston's work and skill with silk chiffon. Silk chiffon, especially when it is as light and fine as this, is notoriously hard and difficult to work with. 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. Pieces like this seem so very simple but they are not. It is fantastic. This is just an absolute wow. It is