Two Halston Items: One Top, One Coat, 1970s

In the early 1950s, while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Roy Halston Frowick (American, 1932-1990) began a business designing and making women's hats. He gained a well-known clientele designing for the Chicago elite. He later became the head milliner for high-end New York City department store Bergdorf Goodman. His fame rose when he designed the pill-box hat that Jacqueline Kennedy wore to the inauguration of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1961. In the late 1960s, Halston made the transition to women's clothing, opening a boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, and started a ready-to-wear line eventually rising to international fame in the 1970s with countless licensing agreements.

This lot contains two dresses.

THE FIRST
Black wool knit long sleeve wrap coat with v-neckline, shawl lapel, red shoulder and neckline panel, pleated skirt with two front hip slash pockets, and front snap with hook and bar closure.
Label: Halston
Retail: Bergdorf Goodman

Size Label: Unlabeled

Approximate Measurements:

Shoulders: 14.75"

Chest: 35.5"

Waist: 32.5"

Hips: 40"

Length (high shoulder point to hem): 48.5"

Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 32.25"

THE SECOND
Black knit top with deep v-neckline, dropped long sleeves, elastic waistband, and center front slit.
Label: Halston

Size Label: Unlabeled

Approximate Measurements (Un-stretched):

Shoulders: 15.5"

Chest: 34.5"

Waist: 22.5"

Hips: 32.25"

Length (high shoulder point to hem): 34"

Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 33.25"

Property from the Collection of a Midwest University

Condition:

THE FIRST
The overall condition is fair. There are small moth holes throughout the dress and a few faint spots along opening of the wrap skirt. There are also a few faint spots on the hems of the sleeves as well as small holes in the hems of the sleeves.

THE SECOND
The overall condition is good. The underarm seams on both sleeves are stressed with a few pulled threads as well as a faint dark mark on the back of the left sleeve, 4" above the hem. On the interior, there are a few faint white marks surrounding the armscyes.

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Two Halston Items: One Top, One Coat, 1970s

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