1974 Sable Cuffed Cream Jersey Bill Blass Dress designer-mary-mcfadden Waist: 14" flat across from

Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam but can be wrapped to adjust up or down

Shoulders: 14" from shoulder seam to shoulder seam

The coat has a definite nod to the work of Balenciaga and Dior  and is cut generously and full

I had it looked at by someone well versed in early textile and they told me that they would guess that the color was achieved by an organic dye - it has a very unusual one to it - in certain lights it has an almost taupe brown cast to it where the light catches it - if you know how black silk velvet can have a silverish grey sheen to it when it moves this is similar but in green and taupe

These rings are carried down each side of the hip as well

1974 Sable Cuffed Cream Jersey Bill Blass Dress designer-mary-mcfadden Waist: 14" flat across fromA dramatic and beautiful silk jersey gown by the great Bill Blass. The gown itself is already jaw dropping but then in typical Blass style he further ups the ante with the addition of 5" wide sable cuffs! The dress is made of a cream jersey that drapes beautifully. It has a definitive nod to the 30s in its cut but he has exaggerated some elements to make it thoughourly modern and seventies couture feeling! It gathers up and over the bodice in hand set