Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Hand Sequin Gold & Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-biba Vogue Italia

Vogue Italia

It closes at the front with a series of snaps and hook & eye

The Fall 1990 collection had a wide range of ideas and themes including a nod to the beautiful calligraphy in the Kufi script that was embroidered onto the runway version of a knit bodysuit

The neck has a small collar and there are attached ties on each side that tie at the waist

Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Hand Sequin Gold & Red Silk Chiffon Dress designer-biba Vogue ItaliaI found a reference photo for a similar version of this dress that American Socialite Slim Keith wore to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala in New York City, in December of 1979. Barring the fact that she could have pulled this from her closet, that effectively dates it to the fall of 1979. This dress is magnificent and I personally own the twin of this one so I can attest to how wonderful it is once on. The dress has elements of his work that he