1960s DeWeese Coral and Red Halter Maxi Dress designer-bill-blass Item# S438

Item# S438

The top is that typical late 60s hostess gown silhouette - covered but with the sleeves left semi sheer and cuffed so they billow slightly and with a bit of a plunge at the neck that you can make deeper by not doing up the hidden hook & eye closures

The gown itself is simple and perfect - a softly gathered high bodice with teeny silk straps tops a flowing silk chiffon skirt that fall to the floor in a pretty column

The velvet really gives it an extra dimension of depth and texture

Ruching runs through each arm and the front of the top and this can be adjusted for different effects

1960s DeWeese Coral and Red Halter Maxi Dress designer-bill-blass Item# S438The woman behind the DeWeese label designed the swimsuits worn in the Miss America pageant for a number of years and was the head designer at Catalina for 12 years. This beginning in swimwear shows in this dress since it is made of high end swimsuit fabric. This fabric wears amazingly you can literally roll it in a ball in your suitcase and wear it as soon as you arrive to where you are going. It can get wet, it won't wrinkle and its sexy as hell. It