1977 Halston Couture by Roy Halston Ivory Bias Cut Silk Sleeved Dress w Spiral Paneled Skirt designer-alexander-mcqueen This choice in fabric gives

This choice in  fabric gives the dress its structure and shape and also allows for the volume that you see in the ruffle detailing that wraps around the waist and hips

Skirt: 45" from lower seam at waist to front hem

These are meant to skim over the body

It would be cost prohibitive to try to replicate this today

1977 Halston Couture by Roy Halston Ivory Bias Cut Silk Sleeved Dress w Spiral Paneled Skirt designer-alexander-mcqueen This choice in fabric givesThe dress is from 1977 and during this time period his main line dresses were made to order custom pieces. It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston The examples shared here are almost identical to this dress but without the extra added panels that create the spiralling ruffles. This is a beautiful dress that showcases the minimal seaming that Halston was so famous for. The dress is made of a heavier weighted silk charmeuse that is cut