1950s Mr. Blackwell Demi-Couture Densely Covered Pink Sequin Dress designer-paco-rabanne Item# DD2160

Item# DD2160

The front plunges and seaming details highlights the bodice

A superb piece by a great designer

The cut is spectacular - the fabric means it forms to the body but then the sleeves and pant legs are flared out and wide

Each should poufs out from the neck and then turns into a skinny sleeve of fabric that is worn bunched up along the arm as they are each equally as long

1950s Mr. Blackwell Demi-Couture Densely Covered Pink Sequin Dress designer-paco-rabanne Item# DD2160Richard Blackwell launched his line in the late 1950s and even then his dress sold for between $800 and $1000 (or up to $10,000 in the modern terms). He dressed many of the stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. His 'custom' line was the pieces that were made to order, and were one of a kind and were fitted to a specific client in the demi couture tradition. This dress is from that part of his design label and is