1971 Couture Runway Halston Jersey Dress & Coat designer-oscar-de-la-renta Vicky Tiel was backed by

Vicky Tiel was backed by Elizabeth Taylor as a young designer after working on the costume for 'Whats New Pussycat'

polished wood buttons close the coat and adorn each sleeve and the skirt is amazingly constructed with lots of fullness

James Galanos knew he was destined to be a fashion designer

It is cut deceptively simple with a slit front neck and a second slit that goes up to the knee at the bottom of the front

1971 Couture Runway Halston Jersey Dress & Coat designer-oscar-de-la-renta Vicky Tiel was backed byAn amazing and extremely rare set from Halston that is from the 1971 collection. Both pieces are done in a stunning purple silk jersey. The dress is made of a double layer of this fabric and the evening coat a single layer. One of Halston's signatures was how to construct pieces with the absolute minimal seaming and this is a stunning example of how he executed that ideal. The simplicity of the pieces do not disguise the absolute genius behind them.