1960s Silk Print Bill Blass Maxi Dress designer-malcolm-starr cuffs and hem

cuffs and hem

It closes with a short back painted metal zipper at the neck and a side

From that stunning bodice the skirt billows out with lots of fabulous pleating and fullness

huge hip pockets and the bold shoulder

The cut is simple in that perfect feminine forties kind of way† - the two tone bodice

1960s Silk Print Bill Blass Maxi Dress designer-malcolm-starr cuffs and hemThis is one of my most favorite pieces It is very rare and very amazing! The silk is hand screened with an almost brutalist design in white over the purple base. (note the color is a true even purple it looks varied in the photos but that is the challenge of photographing purple). The cut is fairly simple it completely covers the body the a high neck, Long sleeves and a to the floor skirt. The real genu=ius of this piece lies in that stunning print