Fall 1986 Bill Blass Silk Velvet Lame Beaded Evening Strapless Dress & Jacket designer-nina-ricci Note that the skirt has

Note that the skirt has no vent and the bottom of the hem measures 16

These get lost in the folds and excessive fabric there

Item #DS060

It dates from the late 1970s

The flowers cover the entire dress and I particularly love the way the pattern changes at the hem and becomes a more dense design of the flowers

Fall 1986 Bill Blass Silk Velvet Lame Beaded Evening Strapless Dress & Jacket designer-nina-ricci Note that the skirt hasI am very pleased to begin presenting a collection of Bill Blass pieces from a woman who was a close personal friend of Mr. Blass for many years. Many of these pieces were custom made or tweaked specifically for her and all of them are in exquisite condition, having been stored and cared for properly over the years. These are rare and hard to find example of his work from the late 1970s and into the 1980s. Some may be the only version of its kind that