c.1976 Bill Blass Couture Metallic Gold Lurex Knit Dress w Feather Cuffs designer-kenzo Contracting fabric is inset down

Contracting fabric is inset down the sides and as a wide sweeping panel hear the hem to give it an asymmetrical train feel - like a ballgown completely modernized

Reference Photos: (1) Antonio Lopez illustration for F/W 1984 Yves Saint Laurent Collection

a cinched waist and a low plunging

He designed for strong powerful woman and this coat has held its own even after all this time

It is amazing once on an actual body - much

c.1976 Bill Blass Couture Metallic Gold Lurex Knit Dress w Feather Cuffs designer-kenzo Contracting fabric is inset downI have had a version of this dress in the shop before and I think I love it a little more with each version I find. This one has an attached wrap tie belt in the same fabric that helps to give it added shape. I love these metallic lurex knits from the seventies and when a designer like Bill Blass got his hands on some the results are just magical. The dress is cut long and lean and the design that runs over its surface is a swirl of taupe and