1970s Norma Kamali Blue Velvet Dress designer-oleg-cassini It cinches in at the

It cinches in at the waist and then has a slight tulip shape as the skirt curves over the hips and sweeps up and over the front to a sexy hip swag on one side

Natural waist: 13

I absolutely love how the bands all line up at every seam - the hours it would have taken to match this up and to do all of this while working on netting

There is a patch of missing sequins on the back shoulder that is mainly covered by the collar and there are some small parts of rows where the sequins are missing

Everything about this gown is cut to emphasize your curves

1970s Norma Kamali Blue Velvet Dress designer-oleg-cassini It cinches in at theWhat a find! This brilliant blue velvet dress reminds me of the lines of a vintage skating dress with that perfect Kamali twist! The skirt is full there are actually several yards of fabric in there and that fullness is made more apparent by the nipped in waist. The top is cut full through the base of the sleeves, again emphasizing that illusion of a tiny waist. I love that she chose to use snaps to do it up. It will completely close right up and will