Rare 1980s Michaele Vollbracht Beaded Silk Poncho & Wide Pant Set designer-oleg-cassini The bodice is sleeveless and

The bodice is sleeveless and has a softly scooped neck

but on Ford's version there is a modesty panel that you can hook into place to cover part or all of the bareness behind the laces

The dress is almost startlingly in its beauty and exquisite construction

This neckline has since become one of his signatures and is instantly recognizable as a Halston

Rare 1980s Michaele Vollbracht Beaded Silk Poncho & Wide Pant Set designer-oleg-cassini The bodice is sleeveless andMichaele Vollbracht began his fashion career working for Geoffrey Beene in 1969, where he eventually designed the Beene Bazaar line. He stayed there for two years and then moved over to Donald Brooks. After a stint there, he worked for Henri Bendel's and then Bloomingdales as an in house illustrator. In the latter half of 1978 he decided to go back to fashion and launched his own label. By his second collection he had done so well that he earned a