1970s Bill Blass Strapless Silk Chiffon & Floral Lace Dress designer-arnold-scaasi The dress is made of

The dress is made of silk moss crepe so has a wonderful drape and hang to it

I suspect it is from the early 50s based on that amazing hip detail - the kind of finish held over from the forties that one would still have seen

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It is just amazing - the silk velvet follows the colors of the flowers and gives the dress a rich and decadent feel

Waist: approx 15" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

1970s Bill Blass Strapless Silk Chiffon & Floral Lace Dress designer-arnold-scaasi The dress is made ofI love Bill Blass pieces. Blass was pne of the premiere Americal designers and was known for his effortless chic. He won countless awards including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award. This dress would have been made while he was still running the company and it has many of his hallmarks, A love of simplicity, the mixing of great fabrics and a bit of a subtle play on sexuality that never crossed the