1970s Bill Blass Metallic Gold Lurex Knit & Feather Cuffed Dress designer-bill-blass The print is hand screened

The print is hand screened onto the silk and the design is still brilliant in hue

One half of the snaps for the removeable capelet still in place under the collar that could be removed if you wish or used as a template to recreate the cape

It is a simple sheath that nips in slightly at the waist by the side seaming and with high slits on either leg

A row of decorative buttons trails down the front and I love how the pattern is used to create the illusion of "cuffs" on each sleeve

I love the top placed pockets on the front of each leg - for some reason that is the detail that really makes this fabulous for me

1970s Bill Blass Metallic Gold Lurex Knit & Feather Cuffed Dress designer-bill-blass The print is hand screenedThe is the second time around that I have had a version of this dress in the shop and I think I love it even more now then I did then. This one is a little bit bigger in size then the first one was but otherwise the twin of the other. I love the full on "bling" factor that seventies metallic lurex has and when that fabric is used by a designer like Bill Blass the results are just magical. The dress is cut long and lean and the design that runs over