Incredible Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress w Gold Sequins & Mink Cuffs designer-jean-louis-scherrer Thousands of hand applied glossy

Thousands of hand applied glossy black sequins have been tightly placed side by side to completely cover the surface of the fabric

Vogue's Sarah Mower said in part of this collection

The neckline is the absolute star of the dress a wide wide panel of hand cut silk is hand applied to form almost a bib of what at first glance appears to be feathers

Dress by Bill Blass

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Incredible Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress w Gold Sequins & Mink Cuffs designer-jean-louis-scherrer Thousands of hand applied glossyI have had the twin of this dress in the shop a few years ago and I was very pleased to find another. Since we have had that original dress we happened to find the runway photo of the dress firmly dating it to Fall 1979. A similar version of this dress was worn by Slim Keith to attend the Met Museum Gala that year. We have also included a couple of shots of me in the one we had previously to give you an idea of how it is on. And a note to those who