Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri Killer seventies jacket or top

Killer seventies jacket or top that is made of a black silk chiffon that has been entirely beaded with a wonderful whirling pattern front and back

It snaps to close so can be worn as open or closed as you prefer

This looks like it had a lining at one point but it was removed so it is now unlined except for the bottom panel of embroidery that is backed in a nude silk

The waist nips in and you can emphasize it further with the original fabric covered belt

perfectly cut

Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri Killer seventies jacket or topWhen researching this piece I found a pattern in a similar vein from the 1973 collection in the book "Halston" by Phaidon. I believe this may be from that same season and was most likely a custom piece. The fabric is a bias cut, gold & blue metallic lame silk and is extremely light in weight so moves amazingly and feel wonderful when on. It is cut deceptively simple and constructed to skim and drape over the body. The bias cut of the fabric allows it