1975 Sequin & Metallic Lurex Bill Blass Dress Set designer-jean-louis-scherrer Each sleeve has hidden snaps

Each sleeve has hidden snaps under the decorative row of buttons on the cuff

A spectacular 1950s hand painted Mexican circle skirt with a Tel-Art label

Bust: 21-23" flat across from side seam to side seam

The color is perhaps a touch deeper and richer in person then how it photographed

The skirt is the same pattern as the sleeves but done in a fine wool challis

1975 Sequin & Metallic Lurex Bill Blass Dress Set designer-jean-louis-scherrer Each sleeve has hidden snapsThe French have a saying "Jolie laide", meaning "beautiful ugly", or something that is unconventionally beautiful. It is mainly used when speaking of a women but I feel it works here as well. The dress and jacket should not work. It is a clash of patterns and fabrics. The skirt and outer part of the jacket is a metallic lurex in the colors shown with florals splashed over its surface. The top of the dress is covered heavily in sequins and these same