Fall 1980 Bill Blass Couture Sequin Skirt & Organza Pouf Top Dress Set designer-maggy-rouff Elastic through the waist and

Elastic through the waist  and bias cut silk allows for some flexibility in sizing

Hand placed zipper and the lining is finished by hand as well

so in the end there was no lack of intricacy in the details

There is a certain sexiness caused by the illusion of having the entire dress suspended by the tie at the shoulder

It is cut to be fitted through the body to give you shape and highlight the waist with a ruffled small peplum just under the seam

Fall 1980 Bill Blass Couture Sequin Skirt & Organza Pouf Top Dress Set designer-maggy-rouff Elastic through the waist andI 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