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    Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress

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    Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress

    $4,500 USD
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    Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress

    I Have A Question: Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress


    • The dress is from 1977 and was most likely a made to order custom or bridal piece.
    • It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston
    • When researching we found the examples shared here that are almost identical to this dress but without the extra added panels that create the spiralling ruffles.
    • This is a beautiful ivory dress that showcases the minimal seaming that Halston was so famous for.
    • The dress is made of a heavier weighted silk charmeuse that is cut like the reference photos show through the body but with added panels and seams that go around and cascade down the lower skirting.
    • It is completely cut on the bias so it drapes phenomenally over the body. You simply slip it over your head and it drapes over you to accommodate the body underneath. This makes it easy to fit and very easy to wear.
    • The sleeves are long and extend out directly from the body of the dress with no seaming around the arm. Each narrows to its cuff where there is a handmade silk covered button and loop.
    • The neckline is cut wide across the neckline and has a subtle draping at the centre of the neck at both the front and back of the dress. It is a very pretty detail.
    • It glides over the body skimming over the bust, waist and hips to the floor. The vertical ruffles are set on an angle so that they cascade down to the hem. When you move these swirl around the lower part of the dress and create gorgeous movement around you.
    • Working with this fabric is incredibly difficult and it is a testament to his skill to create such a seemingly simple but complex pattern.
    • The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the same fabric which adds to the technically difficultly of the pattern and rich feel of the silk. It has no closures and slips on to wear. Each cuff has a silk covered button and loop to close.
    • There is no size tag and the bias cut will allow it to have it some give. Please go by the range of measurements listed below. The colour is slightly more ivory in person. I see some minor marks and scuffing here and there on the silk of the bottom ruffles. I shot one so that you can see. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy. The length may come up once on because of the bias cut.
    • Excellent condition.

    Sleeves: approx 23.5" and are 16" around the upper arm
    Shoulders: no defined seam

    Bust: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 15-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: 19-25" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Total length: approx 62" from top of shoulder to hem. 

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

    Item# DD5201

    Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1977 Halston.  /  (2) Fall 1977 Halston.  /  (3) From the book "Halston: An American Original"

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      Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled DressIncredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress

      Incredible 1977 Halston Couture Heavy Weighted Ivory Silk Charmeuse Spiral Paneled Dress

      $4,500 USD

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