The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• Runway documented to Spring 1984
• Under the creative direction of James Galanos
• Halter front and then the back sweeps low to one side and leaves the back completely bare.
• The skirt sweeps up like a sarong on that side
• Bias cut so very forgiving 
  
• Long ties trail down the back
• Made of a silk crepe
• Fully lined in a black silk
• Closes with a series of hook & eye and snaps at the side. the neck ties with the ties 
  

Bust: covers to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from neck to longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Reference Photos: (1-6) Spring 1984 James Galanos Collection.  /  (7) James Galanos Gown, part of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Collection.

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