Bill Blass 1980s Velvet and Silk Satin Strapless Gown retro silk dress waist: 28-34

waist: 28-34

Measurements are approximate because of the bias cut

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rise: 14: inseam: 30

Best fits an extra small or small

Bill Blass 1980s Velvet and Silk Satin Strapless Gown retro silk dress waist: 28-34This gown presents something of a dating mystery. Handwritten on an interior Bergdorf Goodman label seems to be "11 18 77." And indeed, the Blass fall 1977 collections (both main line and the diffusion line Blassport) prominently featured full silk satin skirts like the one on this dress. But other evidence suggests this dress is from the late 1980s, a decade later. First, it contains a tag which states MADE IN U. S. A. OF IMPORTED FABRIC. Having