Spring 1981 Halston Three Piece Silk Top Pant & Jacket Set w Purple Colour Block Print designer-oleg-cassini 42" to the back hem

42" to the back hem

It  is by the Albert Capraro label and is made up of three pieces

A gorgeous Geoffrey Beene dress with an amazing print and cut

The upper bodice is cut slightly full and the waist just an inch higher then normal

It has a Sari like feel to it and I love that about it - it makes it feel slightly exotic and mysterious

Spring 1981 Halston Three Piece Silk Top Pant & Jacket Set w Purple Colour Block Print designer-oleg-cassini 42" to the back hemThe Resort and Spring 1977 collections were some of the few that Halston worked prints into the collections. He normally focused on a solid color palette and I love seeing this side of his work. I found a runway reference of a piece from the Resort collection that season that has a similar print and a page from the Halston book that shows some of the variations of this print that he used for this collection. It is such an easy to wear set and feels