1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis This is a very rare

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

Excellent condition and it has just been specialty cleaned

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

the date and it is numbered as well

1973 Halston Couture Glossy Black Hand Applied Sequin Skirt & Jacket Evening Suit designer-mollie-parnis This is a very rareOt 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