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