1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-isabelle-allard It is beautifully made and

It is beautifully made and wonderfully extravagant

Its zips up the front and has side slits on each side and deep hidden pockets

It is made of a lingerie weight nylon that weighs mere ounces

The washable jersey  allows for that fabulous drape and feels very modern

Just when it seemed like that feeling was virtually extinct

1971 Halston Couture Royal Blue Liquid Silk Bias Cut Caftan Maxi Dress designer-isabelle-allard It is beautifully made andThis 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