Fall 1986 Bill Blass Silk Velvet Lame Beaded Evening Strapless Dress & Jacket designer-george-halley It is strong and stable

It is strong and stable and you really have to look for it while it's laid out flat

Each panel changes from that solid beading to a fan design on rhinestone ones

Hips: to 33" flat across the back from seam to seam

scuffing and fraying to the edges of the hem

The bodice is cut to skim over the bust and then nips in at the waist with a belt to cinch it in

Fall 1986 Bill Blass Silk Velvet Lame Beaded Evening Strapless Dress & Jacket designer-george-halley It is strong and stableI 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