Documented 1981 James Galanos One Shoulder Red Silk Dress w Trapunto Quilting Detail designer-alfred-bosand This Malcolm Starr silk dress

This Malcolm Starr silk dress is absolutely stunning and it is this kind of dress that I think of and love when I think this label

This then has romantic bouquets of pretty spring florals trailing across its entire surface

It sits just off the top f the shoulders and that wide expanse of skin balances the fitted cut perfectly

The dress is meant to mold and curve around a real body with a strong nod to the fifties fitted wiggle dress so my mannequin is not even coming close to doing this piece full justice

Halston defined how woman dressed in the 1970s and these one shoulder dresses in particular were tremendously flattering to the body

Documented 1981 James Galanos One Shoulder Red Silk Dress w Trapunto Quilting Detail designer-alfred-bosand This Malcolm Starr silk dressIn 1951, 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award. By 1958 he was producing clothing that could range in price from $200 to $3000, an astronomical price for ready to wear for that time period. That said, his ready to wear was made to almost true couture standards and were made with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. Galanos