Spectacular 1970s Bill Blass Red Organza & Gold Metallic Applique Dress designer-bonwit-teller The skirt flares out from

The skirt flares out from there and is very light and swingy

Built in inner skirts that give it the fullness that you see and then a red silk inner skirt under that

It was custom made for her in the late 1960s and was made in France

Wonderful canvas coat by Pierre Cardin is like a high fashion Macintosh sans trench

Spectacular 1970s Bill Blass Red Organza & Gold Metallic Applique Dress designer-bonwit-teller The skirt flares out fromA few years ago I had this dress in the opposite colourway of a red on gold and I was so happy to have found this opposite version with its gold on red. Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of the American designers. His forte was the ability to mix simple styles with luxurious materials and his evening wear in particular