Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-victor-costa The color has a touch

The color has a touch more of a green undertone then how it presents in the photos and is quite pretty in person

The very occasional broken metal thread (the worst of which I photoed) but this is extremely minor and does not detract or mar the wearabilty

The fabric that runs along one side of the bodice is gathered in soft folds

I love how the upper shoulders and bodice are left as just the silk chiffon and how this is even carried over onto each sleeve

Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-victor-costa The color has a touchFor the April issue of Vogue in 1973, Lauren Hutton was photographed in a similar jersey dress by Bill Blass. The one that she wore was done in a black rather then the red that this one is. By 1973, Blass was only three years into running his own company after buying Maurice Rentner Ltd in 1970 and re labelling it under his own name, making this a wonderful example of his earlier work The choice of a silk jersey gives the dress a wonderful drape. It