1970s Stephen Burrows Hand Beaded Red Jersey Halter Dress designer-frank-usher Double layer of the silk

Double layer of the silk jersey through the bodice and the pants are unlined

The skirt closes with a painted metal zipper

The shoulders are strong but not yet padded as they would be in the forties and the silk velvet and excessive draping are hold-overs from the excess of the twenties

A gorgeous

1970s Stephen Burrows Hand Beaded Red Jersey Halter Dress designer-frank-usher Double layer of the silkThis is an amazing example of Stephen Burrows work and it feels as relevant today as it would have when it was made. The dress is made of a fine, slinky red jersey that is suspended from two tiny straps at the shoulder and falls from there in a beautiful bias cut that and ends with an angled, asymmetrical hem that leaves one leg more bare. The edges of the dress are finished in his signature lettuce hem seaming. It is the bodice that is truly