Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-john-kloss The signature bias cut that

The signature bias cut that he often did allows the dress to skim and drape over the you so that is shows every curve but is not overly fitted

edges of the sleeves and I see marks on the fabric near the bottom of the skirt and grubbiness along the hem

'the line had a bit of romance in the form of lace overlays as delicate as insect wings' and that the collection 'was inspired by the notion of an artist in his studio'

many  hours of work to create this dress in this way

This is a classic Yves Saint Laurent piece that will never go out of style

Stunning Fall 1970 Bill Blass Pink Quilted Silk Floral Pattern Metallic Dress w Banded Waist designer-john-kloss The signature bias cut 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