1980s Bill Blass Midnight Blue Silk Taffeta Plunging Ruffled Dress designer-stavropoulos The dress is fully lined

The dress is fully lined in a pale peachy pink grosgrain textured silk through the body and silk chiffon within the sleeves

The bodice is cut simply with a sexy front plunge

Each sleeve is cut on the wider side and it wraps and closes across the front

The cut of the top layer has that draped flowing feel to it that collectors crave when they look for the best of Hanae's pieces

1980s Bill Blass Midnight Blue Silk Taffeta Plunging Ruffled Dress designer-stavropoulos The dress is fully linedThe best part of this dress is that it works with that elaborate ruffle edged dip sitting at either the front or the back. That effectively gives you two distinct looks for this dress. It is just gorgeous and made from a midnight blue silk taffeta. As with the best of Bill Blass pieces, the lines are kept fairly simple and it is the fabric choice and the elaborate ruffled embellishment that gives the dress its full impact. The ruffled detailing is