Lot 12

Two Halston Knit Items, One Ralph Rucci Top, 1970-2000s

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $300 - $500

Estimate$300 – $500

Status

Closed

Two Halston Knit Items, One Ralph Rucci Top, 1970-2000s

In the early 1950s, while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Roy Halston Frowick (American, 1932-90) began a business designing and making women's hats. Halston gained a well-known clientele designing for the Chicago elite, including Peg Zwecker, a fashion editor for the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News. Zwecker was an early supporter of Halston. Later Halston became the head milliner for the high-end New York City department store Bergdorf Goodman. His fame rose when he designed the pill-box hat that Jacqueline Kennedy wore to the inauguration of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1961. In the late 1960s, Halston made the transition to women's clothing, opening a boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, and started a ready-to-wear line eventually rising to international fame in the 1970s with countless licensing agreements.

This lot contains three designer items.

THE FIRST
Mint 100% cotton shirt with cutaway collar, three-quarter length sleeves, center front top stitching and pieced design.
Label: Chado / Ralph Rucci
Size Label: 6
Style/Serial No.: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 16"
Chest: 44"
Waist: 40"
Hips: 42"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 31.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 30"

THE SECOND
Red cashmere knit open front cardigan with oversized three-quarter length sleeves.
Label: Halston (the label has partially been removed)
Size Label: removed
Style/Serial No.: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 18.5"
Chest: 50"
Waist: 49"
Hips: 48"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 30.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 25.5"

THE THIRD
Black wool long collarless cape with single hook and eye closure at the neck.
Label: Halston
Size Label: not sized
Style/Serial No.: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 21"
Chest: 76"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 42"

Property from the Estate of Vectra Orkin Barnette, Atlanta, Georgia

This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition:

THE FIRST
The overall condition is very good.

THE SECOND
The overall condition is good with minor pilling to the cashmere, the Halston label has partially been cut out leaving "HA" visible.

THE THIRD
The overall condition is good with pilling to the wool fabric throughout and minor wear.

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Tanner Branson joined Freeman’s in 2022 where he provides streamlined services for couture clients evaluating and appraising luxury handbags and luxury goods. Mr. Branson brings over a decade of experience in the luxury market working for brands such as The Row and Brunello Cucinelli. He has also collaborated with celebrity clients to curate personal and public wardrobes and done commercial and editorial styling work for print and digital publications internationally. At Freeman’s Mr. Branson combines his endless passion for fashion history and luxury goods with his educational background. He has a BA in Fashion Business from Columbia College. Mr. Branson is affiliated with various auxiliary boards including the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum. Mr. Branson also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

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Two Halston Knit Items, One Ralph Rucci Top, 1970-2000s

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