1980 Bill Tice Plunge Black & Gold Backless Halter Dress designer-genny Panis was known for his

Panis was known for his flair for drama (he started off designing costumes for showgirls in Las Vegas before working for Galanos and Norell) and his gowns were worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Zsa Zsa Gabo

You can just picture this dress styled with high boots and a wide brimmed Yves Saint Laurent hat and in the pages of Vogue back in its day

For the 1971-72 collection he did them in vinyl and showed them over ribbed under garments - a play on ski wear

It's fabulous and in excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam with an A to small B cup

1980 Bill Tice Plunge Black & Gold Backless Halter Dress designer-genny Panis was known for hisI think this is the most coveted of all the Bill Tice designs. A version of it sits in the closet of countless celebrities (Lady Gaga recently wore a version, as have girls like Rachel Zoe & Nicole Richie) and it is one of those fail safe pieces that you know is going to work every time you put it on. Every time I get one in they fly out the door. It is insanely sexy with a halter style front that plunges to the waist and a back that is left