1970s Bill Tice Plunging Cream & Gold Jersey Dress designer-emma-domb Reference Photo: Model in Lanvin

Reference Photo: Model in Lanvin for Jours de France

The couture Halston day dress is the very definition of simplicity however the cut is genius and that dramatic plunge is just sexy as hell

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The top has no closures and slips over the head

The bodice skims over the bust and the print highlights the shoulders and arms a clever way to draw the eye up to the wearers face

1970s Bill Tice Plunging Cream & Gold Jersey Dress designer-emma-domb Reference Photo: Model in LanvinThis is one of the most coveted of all the Bill Tice designs. A version of it sits in the closet of countless celebrities. Lady Gaga recently wore a version, as have girls like Rachel Zoe & Nicole Richie among countless others. It is just one of those fail safe pieces that you know is going to work every time you put it on. It is also insanely sexy with a cross over front that plunges almost to the waist. That said because of how its cut and the way