1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress designer-karl-lagerfeld It may dissipate with wearing

It may dissipate with wearing and or another cleaning

Believed to be the first 1990 reissue of the original 1964 design

I love the piping detail that runs down the inside of the front opening and ends in a little curl - its that little extra touch that just make you swoon

The skirt is a faux wrap style with an elastic waist and panel of silk wrapping across itself at the front

1974 Halston Red Silk Chiffon Ruffled Collar & Cuffs Bias Cut Dress designer-karl-lagerfeld It may dissipate with wearingThis is a beautiful example of Halston's work during this time period. 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. His bias cut pieces like this one, sometimes feel somewhat shapeless on the hanger or dress form and it is only when they are slipped on that they drape and settle into place the way they were intended. They seem so very simple