Halston Fall 1973 Cloud Dress in Silver Grey & Ivory Covered with Iridescent Sequins - 13-14" W designer-emilio-pucci The base fabric is an

The base fabric is an inky

All of the seams are covered with a metallic gold applique that has these huge oval milky faceted plastic beads sewn into place

There is perhaps the smallest of softening to the color - this would have been worn and hand-washed in its day

so I was respectful of that

Halston Fall 1973 Cloud Dress in Silver Grey & Ivory Covered with Iridescent Sequins - 13-14" W designer-emilio-pucci The base fabric is anThe Shrimpton Couture Archives This is perhaps one of the most recognizable dresses that Halston designed over the course of his career. This dress is sometimes dated as being from 1983 because of the photo I have included here of Dina Merrill wearing hers but people forget that these were still the days where you re wore pieces from your own closet. The twin of this dress is held in several Museum collections including the The Metropolitan museum.