Museum Held 1971 John Kloss Beaded "Black Swan" Dress designer-halston All the edges of the

All the edges of the lace are cut and left so you really see the beauty of the edges

fine grade off white silk

The fabric is cut on the bias and really drapes to fit the body

Top of seam that sits under the arms (no give): 17" flat across from side seam to side seam

Tiny straps give a delicate romantic feel while not loosing the boldness of the dress

Museum Held 1971 John Kloss Beaded "Black Swan" Dress designer-halston All the edges of theThe near twin of this dress is held at The Metropolitan Museum which enables us to exactly date it. The difference between the one in The Met's collection and this one is that this one is opaque top to bottom so even though it would have originally been intended as lingerie piece you can easily wear it out as a dress now. I also have found a photo of the exact twin of the dress from the December issue of Vogue that year. The vast majority of John