1970s Sequin Harold Levine Dress & Jacket designer-bill-blass tight layers of chiffon gathered

tight layers of chiffon gathered into elaborate and dramatic ruffles

The cut makes it work on a variety of sizes

This garment is in clean as found condition

The top is fitted and lean and the skirt flows to the floor with the volume created by the opening of flat pleats that circle the waist

It skims over the body in a simple column that carries through to the hem

1970s Sequin Harold Levine Dress & Jacket designer-bill-blass tight layers of chiffon gatheredI love these sequin pieces from the 1970s and they way they glimmer with a life of their own when on. By laying each sequin flat and side by side it allows the light to catch the fabric in the most wonderful of ways. The skirt is cut in a generous A line so you get lots of drape and movement. It flows up to the the bodice with a nipped in waist but no seam there to break the eye. The neckline is halter style leaving the back dramatically bare. So