Documented Spring 1979 Bill Blass Couture Black Silk Swiss Dot Net Dress Guest Editor Anita Clarke! The print and the way

The print and the way it is mixes all the different patterns is wonderful and I love the way it contrasts the round circular prints with the more angular diamond feeling ones

And each of those designs - they are the finest hand embroidered bits

Shoulders: no defined sleeve

The bodice is cut with simplicity and has a high neckline

Documented Spring 1979 Bill Blass Couture Black Silk Swiss Dot Net Dress Guest Editor Anita Clarke! The print and the wayThe silk Swiss dot netting used for the outer layers of this dress are so fine and light that it seems almost an impossibility that it could even be shaped & sewn properly to create the dress. The workmanship is exceedingly fine and the final result is beautiful. It has the added benefit of a well documented provenance. It's twin was used for a Bill Blass advertisement that year that was shot by Francesco Scavullo. The ad ran in the October 28, 1978