Spring 1988 Bill Blass Sequin Bodice w Ribbon Rosettes Black & White Silk Organza Dress designer-ceil-chapman Reference photos: The Zandra Rhodes

Reference photos: The Zandra Rhodes digital study collection

I love how there is a little spray of flowers at the back of the neck and how the neckline is finished with gold cording

The front portion of the skirt has an extra panel of fabric that scoped under the front hem for extra visual interest

Any creases in the leather are from storage and smooth out when on - where the one thumb base shows darker it is just a small natural change in color and part the light- these appear to have never actually been worn

Two faint dots from rust are on the skirt one near the waist and would be covered by the belt and near the seam by the knee on the front skirt

Spring 1988 Bill Blass Sequin Bodice w Ribbon Rosettes Black & White Silk Organza Dress designer-ceil-chapman Reference photos: The Zandra RhodesBill Blass worked for the Maurice Retner label for 10 years as the chief designer. In 1968 the Bill Blass Inc label became a subsidiary of the Retner label . Then in 1970 he fully bought out his partners at the Maurice Retner label and re launched it under his own name as Bill Blass Ltd. 1970 was the same year that he won his third Coty American Fashion Critics' Award and with it, his lifetime membership in the Coty Hall of Fame. By 1980 the company