1980-82 Ruffled Halston Spiral Dress in Royal Blue Silk designer-karl-lagerfeld Bob Mackie and Hubert de

Bob Mackie and Hubert de Givenchy

It closes low at the front and the seaming is predictive of what would go on to become a signature

I suspect that this is a very early piece from the collaboration and an excellent example of what was to come on terms of his later work

Its very pretty and has an almost "china doll" feel to it - like fine porcelain

silk crepe chiffon skirt and top set

1980-82 Ruffled Halston Spiral Dress in Royal Blue Silk designer-karl-lagerfeld Bob Mackie and Hubert deFor the Resort 1980 show Halston debuted the ruffle. In the book "Halston, An American Original" It is noted that " this was somewhat of a departure for him, but one that offered him an engineering challenge". Others were doing the ruffle and Halston was "determined to find a way to do it better". By 1980 ruffles were shown in their full glory and WWD even nicknamed Halston "Mr. Ruffle". Ruffles were everywhere between that collection and 1982 and