Incredible Fall 1970 Bill Blass Runway Pink Patterned Gold Metallic Thread Dress w Wide Sleeves bridal-platinum I love the unusual mix

I love the unusual mix of the prints and the cross design worked into the pattern

There is one tiny dot on the seam at the back near the waist

This is one of his most iconic prints and I love it

The straps of the inner dress are made of that same fabric as is the matching belt that cinches in the waist

Richard Blackwell launched his label in the late 1950s and even at that time his dresses sold for between $800 and $1000 (or up to $10

Incredible Fall 1970 Bill Blass Runway Pink Patterned Gold Metallic Thread Dress w Wide Sleeves bridal-platinum I love the unusual mixThis is the second dress from this collection that I have in the shop at the moment and for this one we have full documentation on it including the spectacular runway reference photos so you can see just how good it is on. Bill Blass worked for the Maurice Retner label for 10 years as the chief designer. In 1968 the Bill Blass Inc label became a subsidiary of the Retner label. Then in 1970 he fully bought out his partners at the Maurice Retner label