1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis The skirt is fully lined

The skirt is fully lined in a purple silk and closes with a back painted metal zipper

This is a very rare textile - the body of the dress is made of a feather light silk paper that has been entirely covered in a stunning hand painted design done in a gold paint

thin stretch brown leather with a soft and fine grain suede on the upper portion

The fabric that it is made of was considered one of the new "miracle fabrics" of the day as they gave women the option to wash and wear and travel with pieces that needed little or no ironing once you arrived at your destination

1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis The skirt is fully linedOt was around 1973 that Halston really embraced sequins and started to showcase them regularly in his collections as his clients asked for more evening pieces from him. The sequin technique he used during this time period differed from later collections. In these earlier pieces the sequins were laid onto the silk underneath completely flat and were placed side by side to each other. This makes the fabric extremely fluid and flexible while giving it a