Incredible Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress w Gold Sequins & Mink Cuffs designer-jean-louis-scherrer The Italian shop closed in

The Italian shop closed in 1974 but they continued to supply American Shops like Bergdorf's with special orders like this one for a couple more years

Skirt: approx 33" from the dropped waist to bottom hem

Thousands of hand applied glossy black sequins have been tightly placed side by side to completely cover the surface of the fabric

Full width across: 48"

Incredible Fall 1979 Bill Blass Couture Red Silk Chiffon Dress w Gold Sequins & Mink Cuffs designer-jean-louis-scherrer The Italian shop closed inI have had the twin of this dress in the shop a few years ago and I was very pleased to find another. Since we have had that original dress we happened to find the runway photo of the dress firmly dating it to Fall 1979. A similar version of this dress was worn by Slim Keith to attend the Met Museum Gala that year. We have also included a couple of shots of me in the one we had previously to give you an idea of how it is on. And a note to those who