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

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

A rare Jeff Banks scarf weight

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

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