Important 1976 Halston Couture One Shoulder Gold Metallic Lame Sarong Dress designer-bill-gibb densely applied bead work that

densely applied bead work that is entirely hand done

I especially love how the striping in the fabric carried over and onto the sleeves showing that special attention was paid for this to happen and fabric not spared to create this effect and attention to detail

I believe this may be from that same season and was most likely a custom piece

The fabric choice makes it feather light and it has that wonderful floating quality that the well made chiffon gowns from this time period have

I tried to show it on the close up - it is light but there

Important 1976 Halston Couture One Shoulder Gold Metallic Lame Sarong Dress designer-bill-gibb densely applied bead work thatThe twin of this dress has appeared in several museum exhibits of his work and Carmen Kass wore one on the red carpet. Barbra Walters was also photoed wearing a version in 1977 and that photo is now in one of the books on his work. This is classic Halston from his main label couture line. It is one of the most instantly recognizable looks that he ever created. I have one of these in my own personal collection and it is one of the stars of my personal