Fall 1979 Bill Blass Ivory Silk Ruffle on Ink Black Velvet Strapless Dress designer-roberto-cavalli There is a button high

There is a button high up behind the collar but no corresponding loop

It closes with a hidden set zipper at the low back with two buttons above that and hook and eye at the back of the neck

The fabric is an amazing feather light silk chiffon upon which tiny bits of fringed fabric and silver lame thread are applied

Absolutely one of the best Yves Saint Laurent pieces ever

Though they seem to match I get the feeling that either the skirt may be older or it was stored differently then the jacket - it just feels older to me

Fall 1979 Bill Blass Ivory Silk Ruffle on Ink Black Velvet Strapless Dress designer-roberto-cavalli There is a button highI 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