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c.1978 Halston One Shoulder Gold Lame Jersey Full Length Maxi Dress

I am always on the look out for this style of dress by Halston. It is perhaps the most iconic of all of the Halston silhouettes and in 2016 a red jersey version of this  dress entered modern day fashion history when Kate Moss wore its twin on the red carpet at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. And just this year, Martha Hunt wore a white one that she sourced from us to Cannes. She landed on several Best Dressed lists as a result. These were issued on a variety of colors and this one is one of the more rare metallic gold lame ones.

Halston was a master at this cut. There is a certain sexiness caused by the illusion of having the entire dress suspended from single shoulder. It gives the sense that the entire dress could drop in a puddle around you by slipping that off your shoulder (which it would). It is constructed from two attached layers.  The inner dress is cut from the same nylon jersey and skims over the body in a long sheath. This inner part of the dress has a high slit cut into the side that travels up the side of the leg opposite to the draped side. Attached to that inner sheath lies a draped panel of jersey that is suspended from the shoulder. It falls from that shoulder down and over the front and the back of the dress. The jersey cascades loosely down from the shoulder and over the inner layer for the ultimate Grecian goddess feel. This is a classic dress by Halston that is perfect for traveling as it is wash and wear and will travel exceedingly well. It is very easy to style too - a quick change of shoe takes it day to night in a snap. Excellent overall condition with a note below

Slips on to wear and has a hook at the top of the shoulder. These should fit a variety of sizes since they are not cut to be super fitted and the fabric does have some stretch. Note that this one is more for a petite frame so is cut a little shorter then some of the ones I have had in the past. The bonus from that is that its priced a little lower then the longer ones are. Note that there are some very teeny repairs near the bottom and some slight wear near the hook at the top of the shoulder. Please review the photos after the label shot.

Bust: to 19-2-" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist- hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 52" from neck to hem
Slit: 2.5" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD3365

Reference Photo: (1) Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture.  /  (2-3) Kate Moss in Vintage Halston at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.  /  (4) Karen Bjornsen, Alva Chinn, Connie Cook and Pat Cleveland in Halston Dresses, photographed by by Harry Benson, 1978. / (5) Martha Hunt wearing this dress in Cannes, 2019.  /  (6) Martha Hunt on Harper's Bazaar Australia Best Dressed List.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

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