Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-patrick-kelly It is completely cut on

It is completely cut on the bias so once on

These are so rare that even with these small defects this is a rare find and easily wearable with care

A small but important distinction as it speaks to the high level of workmanship the dress was made to

Bust: 16-17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

This look was madly popular at the time and this is an incredible example of it constructed to the highest standards

Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-patrick-kelly It is completely cut onThis is one of two dresses that I have in the shop from Blass from this time period and it is incredible. Bill Blass worked for the Maurice Retner label for 10 years as the chief designer. In 1968 the Bill Blass Inc label became a subsidiary of the Retner label. Then in 1970 he fully bought out his partners at the Maurice Retner label and re launched it under his own name as Bill Blass Ltd. 1970 was the same year that he won his third Coty American