Museum Held c1972 Halston Ultrasuede Cream Dress designer-donald-brooks blue and white in the

blue and white in the clusters of butterflies that flit over the entire surface

That slight texture and absolutely superb seaming are sublime and give the suit a rich

It is a combination of knit and cord-work that is all done with some kind of elastic worked through it so that it has some stretch

pearls and other bead work

Museum Held c1972 Halston Ultrasuede Cream Dress designer-donald-brooks blue and white in theThis fabulous 1972 ultrasuede shirt dress is done in a beautiful cream color. These were THE thing to own in the 1970's no one had seen this fabric before and they were all the rage! Similar examples are held in The Met's and the Museum at FIT's permanent collection and this particular one is actually the twin of one of theirs. The notes there state: "Wrapping, tying, and folding were all habits of mind for Halston. That the designer prized simplicity