1978 Halston Resort Swimwear Red Floral Jersey Halter Dress designer-rudi-gernreich This piece predates his work

This piece predates his work for Norell and is from one of his earlier collections

During the sixties there was a real movement embracing the glamour of the 1920s and little pieces like this amazing dress were the end result

Janis Joplin

Killer and in excellent condition

Skirt length: 41" from waist to longest point of the back hem

1978 Halston Resort Swimwear Red Floral Jersey Halter Dress designer-rudi-gernreich This piece predates his workThis dress is wonderful and I was lucky enough to be able to document it by the print to the 1978 resort collection. Halston did do swimwear collections for his clients and this was a dress that was a part of that same line as it is made from a jersey that is much like a swimsuit fabric. The print is bold and beautiful and the same print used on the swimsuit and sarong in the Vogue editorial shot that I found from that same year. The top is cut halter