Documented 1981 Bill Tice Plunge Front Black & Gold Nylon Jersey Backless Halter Dress designer-Louis-Mies hooking in at the waist

hooking in at the waist behind the jewel with a flat hook & eye

Portofino would surely be that place this season

Total length: 22" from neck to hem

It is made out of a light weight silk mixed with a metallic thread

The volume that you see was all created by seaming and cut alone

Documented 1981 Bill Tice Plunge Front Black & Gold Nylon Jersey Backless Halter Dress designer-Louis-Mies hooking in at the waistThe Shrimpton Couture Archives I have had the twin of this dress in the shop a couple of times now and it is one of my favourites. It is also a very well documented dress and our research turned up two different ads that it appeared in for Vogue. It also made an appearance in one of Vogue's party round up editorials. The ads were from the September issues of both 1980 and 1981 and this one with its more solid designed gold belt is the 1981 version.