Fabulous 1980s Bill Blass One Shoulder Black Crepe Dress w High Taffeta Ruffle Detail designer-stella-mccartney Length: 59" from top of

Length: 59" from top of shoulder to longest point of hem

The twin of the dress is also held in the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design (the last two photos are the ad campaign photo and the collection archive photo respectively) and a version is held in the Chicago Museum’s permanent collection as well

A small note for brides

I love this floating confection of a dress made from a pretty pink silk chiffon outer layer that tops an inner dress also done in pink

This hat is such a statement piece and so bold

Fabulous 1980s Bill Blass One Shoulder Black Crepe Dress w High Taffeta Ruffle Detail designer-stella-mccartney Length: 59" from top ofBill 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 seemed to have of always being flattering on the body. This is a gorgeous example of his work. It is from one of his secondary lines that was done to appeal