1978 Halston Resort Swimwear Red Floral Jersey Halter Dress designer-rudi-gernreich They are always done in

They are always done in those perfect crisp cottons one only finds from this time period

Janis Joplin

The lace that covers the dress is spectular and I love that is has been layered over two semi-transparent layers of black and an inner nude - this gives the lace more depth and allows the pattern to really show despite its dark color

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

The tie belt that loops around and through the opening on the top is attached at one side of the waist band of the skirt

1978 Halston Resort Swimwear Red Floral Jersey Halter Dress designer-rudi-gernreich They are always done inThis 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