Documented Spring 1979 Bill Blass Couture Black Silk Swiss Dot Net Dress designer-maggy-rouff The belt is attached

The belt is attached

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA (one size fits all)

Item# S518

Buttons to close down the from just past the waist and with two buttons on each cuff

It is cut on a generous A-line and the skirt flares out with lots of fabric in it for movement that skims over the waist and hips

Documented Spring 1979 Bill Blass Couture Black Silk Swiss Dot Net Dress designer-maggy-rouff The belt is attachedThe silk Swiss dot netting used for the outer layers of this dress are so fine and light that it seems almost an impossibility that it could even be shaped & sewn properly to create the dress. The workmanship is exceedingly fine and the final result is beautiful. It has the added benefit of a well documented provenance. It's twin was used for a Bill Blass advertisement that year that was shot by Francesco Scavullo. The ad ran in the October 28, 1978