1970s Beaded Bob Mackie One Shoulder Gown designer-bill-gibb It skims past the waist

It skims past the waist and over the hips where it opens into a fuller skirt that still manages to seem sleek and sluptural

It's base design is actually quite simple - the sleeveless bodice is cut to skim the body

/ Photo from The Metropolitan Museum of Art "The Collection Online"

Made of a crepe fabric that has been dyed a bright

rounded circle that can stand up if you wish and it ties at the neck with a long attached tie

1970s Beaded Bob Mackie One Shoulder Gown designer-bill-gibb It skims past the waistThis is a stunning Bob Mackie that has his signature glitz and glam on the bodice but shows off his talent in working in fine silks on a bias cut. Made of a bias cut slipper satin silk, it is a very sexy one shoulder silhouette. On the upper portion of the bodice is a 12" wide beautiful overlay made of tube & round beads on silk net. It gives the dress an extra instant dose of high glamor and is almost like wearing a huge piece of jewelry wrapped