Style Recommendation: The Halter Dress: Fold your sarong diagonally to create a triangle shape. Wrap the long edges around your back and tie them in a knot at the neck. This quick and easy technique ...

Von Furstenberg, 77, launched her famous wrap dress in America in 1974 and told me, by “some magic thing, it took off”. That magic appears to be a combination of fashion flair, drive and timing.