1972 Bill Blass Black Silk Taffeta Dress w Attached Silk Organza Skirt & Open Ruffled Back designer-zandra-rhodes Presents perfectly well when on

Presents perfectly well when on or layered under something and since it is Haute Couture I think these are forgivable

The velvet gives it enough weight to hold the shape so it falls perfectly once on

Bodice length: 15" from shoulder to bottom waist band

This is from the last collection that John Galliano did for the house before being replaced by Alexander McQueen

1972 Bill Blass Black Silk Taffeta Dress w Attached Silk Organza Skirt & Open Ruffled Back designer-zandra-rhodes Presents perfectly well when onI have dated this gorgeous Bill Blass dress by the shot of Lauren Hutton who was photographed in a shorter version of this dress for Vogue in 1972. This longer version has the same open back feature as that one has and it also has a beautiful organza skirt that snaps into place over the silk taffeta dress underneath. If you loved the look of the Vogue shot you could even add your own flower to the base of the back and recreate it. By 1972 Blass was