1970s Bill Blass Cut Out Cocktail Dress designer-donald-brooks You can see his future

You can see his future love of adding luxe details with the snakeskin trim at the neckline of this piece

It is comletely cut on the bias and any shape is achieved by the masterful draping as it has minimal seaming

It is a really really beautiful late teens

tangerines and lavenders highlighted by green leaf outlines

flat pleats built around the torso of the dress but so carefully done that the design in the silk appears unbroken

1970s Bill Blass Cut Out Cocktail Dress designer-donald-brooks You can see his futureA fine opaque silk gazaar cocktail dress by Bill Blass that demonstrates just why he was the favored designer by the kind of lady that threw a cocktail party on a regular basis. It is just spectacular in every way! The skirt is very full and poufed with the volume you see pictures achieved solely through the cut of the cloth and the way it is set into the waist combined with the way the fabric having enough body to hold the shape. The waist nips in