Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-patrick-kelly These are so rare that

These are so rare that even with these small defects this is a rare find and easily wearable with care

This tops a full skirt that has lots of fabric in it and could be worn over a light crinoline if you wanted it even fuller

The jacket has that same print treatment and just slips on ans ties at the neck

It is completely cut on the bias so once on

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Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-patrick-kelly These are so rare thatThis is one of two dresses that I have in the shop from Blass from this time period and it is incredible. Bill Blass worked for the Maurice Retner label for 10 years as the chief designer. In 1968 the Bill Blass Inc label became a subsidiary of the Retner label. Then in 1970 he fully bought out his partners at the Maurice Retner label and re launched it under his own name as Bill Blass Ltd. 1970 was the same year that he won his third Coty American