Austere 1980s Halston Strapless Liquid Black Silk Velvet Dress designer-luis-estevez I love that where each

I love that where each stripe meets there is a bit of an "eyelash" trim giving the fabric and extra dimension

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It is absoltuely beautiful and a wonderfully documented and rare set

Fully lined in a light cotton muslin and the bodice has an additional lingerie stretch

It has some type of stiffened lining inside the outside and inside layers to help hols the shape

Austere 1980s Halston Strapless Liquid Black Silk Velvet Dress designer-luis-estevez I love that where eachThis dress dates to the early 1980s during the last few years of when Halston was still in control of his brand. At this point in the Halston history, anyone who was anybody was wearing the Halston label. When you see this dress on the hanger you are not as wowed with it as when you see it on. It really needs to be on an actual body to really come to life. Once on the cut and lines create a beautiful fluid movement. The dress is strapless with an