1960s Sequin Blue Gene Shelly Dress designer-halston There is a similar dress

There is a similar dress in feel and construction residing at the V&A Museum from that same collection

I love the bright pop of color the little coral design adds

It has photoed a tad yellowish but it a true cream silk - far creamier then the photos show

The skirt is very high waisted - it is formed to hug the torso to just under the bust in a tight sheath and then cascades out in a stylized version of its earlier fifties contemporaries

A zipped front with a glamorous gold

1960s Sequin Blue Gene Shelly Dress designer-halston There is a similar dressGene Shelly dresses are the cream of the crop when it comes to knit pieces. The sequins are completely hand applied and when you see the dress in person you realize just how densely they have been hand applied onto his signature knit base. This one is especially beautiful because of the color. It is a pale baby blue that is utterly feminine and romantic and still sexy as hell. I love the diamond pattern and the knit base allows the dress to stretch to