1970s John Kloss Red Nylon Jersey Asymmetrical Lingerie Dress designer-arnold-scaasi A beautiful fine gold lace

A beautiful fine gold lace serves as the outer layer of this lace and silk chiffon dress from Bill Blass

The bodice is a sleek and simple expanse of silk satin that is cut and seamed to form a wasp waist silhouette The neckline is a simple scoop in both the front and back

The waist is cinched in with a band of fabric and each cuff buttons

At the other shoulder a pointed and sculpted panel of fabric juts out and is cleverly wired inside so it retains its shape and height

Hand finished and all the bead work is hand done

1970s John Kloss Red Nylon Jersey Asymmetrical Lingerie Dress designer-arnold-scaasi A beautiful fine gold laceThis John Kloss piece is not 100% perfect but is too pretty to not put out there. I know there are collectors of his work and I hope someone falls in love with it as is. This would have been originally intended to be worn as lingerie piece. However, the recent trend towards wearing items more sheer and layered over inner foundation garments makes piece like this far more suitable as outwear now. This one walks the edge, as far as how sheer it is. It