1980s Halston Densely Beaded & Crystal Black Dress & Jacket Labeled and Designer It is boned through the

It is boned through the bodice and has hand finished cups set inside of the bust

That front has a slight draped at the neckline and the ties nip in the high waist

The silk is cut on the bias and then covered in pink and iridescent cream sequins so the entire dress shimmers in the lights and seems alive

This dresses would have been made by one single person in her atelier from start to finish - during this time period all of her pieces where meticulously constructed in this manner

1980s Halston Densely Beaded & Crystal Black Dress & Jacket Labeled and Designer It is boned through theThis dress has that 1980s reference to the 1920s flapper pieces that you see so often from this era. It simply slips on with no closures and is a loose and easy sheath once one. The base is a black silk and onto this is a dense coverage of 3D set beads, crystals and pailettes to form that wonderful design you see covering both the jacket and dress. Halston had the fabric for these beaded and sequinned pieces hand made in India by the Naeem Khan family