1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-emma-domb The skirt is extremely full

The skirt is extremely full and the photos do not do the amount of fabric in it justice

This curves in to nip in at the waist and the seaming of the skirt cures up towards the waist as well creating a pretty effect with the seaming and curves of the fabric

The fabric itself is a 3D feeling combination of lace and black silk ribbon set into intricate designs over the lace netted base

This was said to have been a Halston

Two charming little bows sit just at the top of the seaming that goes down through the waist

1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-emma-domb The skirt is extremely fullThis amazing blue silk Halston dress is a beautiful example of his earlier work. Halston was a master at combining function and ease but without sacrificing glamour. He did this with the very minimum of seaming. His pieces that were bias cut, like this one, seem to almost be shapeless and not very exciting when you see them on the hanger. But, once you slip them on, they drape and settle into place the way they were intended and the transformation is