Iconic Fall 1980 John Anthony Couture Plunge Front Gold Silk Charmeuse Halter Dress w Bare Back designer-Louis-Mies The leather is very soft

The leather is very soft sand yet it is thick enough to keep that deliberate oversized

Chapman's signature style was all about being a bombshell and her dresses that had loads of sex appeal are her most favored now

Bodice: 19" from top of bodice to bottom of seaming where it meets the skirt

Barbieri specialized in evening wear and it is easy to see why her pieces are so highly prized

Iconic Fall 1980 John Anthony Couture Plunge Front Gold Silk Charmeuse Halter Dress w Bare Back designer-Louis-Mies The leather is very softJohn Anthony is an award winning American fashion designer best known for simple, elegant clothing with a strong sense of chic. His work veers towards minimalism, with sharp tailoring, striking evening wear being his signature. He is renowned for his cutting and tailoring. From the day that he launched his atelier in 1971 his design philosophy is a fusion of function and purpose. The function is his logical, wearable approach; the purpose, his pared