Chic & Minimalist Resort 1974 Halston Vogue Documented Red & White Striped Cotton Plunge Dress Dress z-archive-1950s or cover pillows

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Three silk covered buttons sit on each cuff and each one of those is placed to sit perfectly in the center of a pleat

The straps twist and curve up and over the shoulders

Fully lined in a pink silk crepe with the sleeves left unlined

Parts of the elastic through the neckline has given way

Chic & Minimalist Resort 1974 Halston Vogue Documented Red & White Striped Cotton Plunge Dress Dress z-archive-1950s or cover pillowsThe dress is from the Resort 1974 collection. We have included a runway photo of a dress done in the same fabric. It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston. The twin of the dress was famously photoed for Vogue in May 1974 and shot by none other than Helmet Newton. This adds a beautiful extra bit of fashion history to the piece. In the Vogue article that ran with the photo the caption read "the ultimate plunge, Halston's long, thin,