Showstopping Fall 1975 John Anthony Couture Deep Plunging Red Dress Entirely Covered in Glass Beads Couture Runway Rare It closes with a side

It closes with a side painted metal zipper with hand finishes and hand draped pleating

Under that at the skirt waist is a hand painted

You can see this exact construction technique used in a sleeveless verion of this Connolly dress sold at Christies in 2009:

In the video below at around the 3:14 mark Karl sent out multiple models in these twin sets in all colors including a short version of this worn on the model with the longer cardigan version shown here tied around her hips

Onto the knit are thousands and thousands of tightly spaced

Showstopping Fall 1975 John Anthony Couture Deep Plunging Red Dress Entirely Covered in Glass Beads Couture Runway Rare It closes with a sideJohn 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