Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent These are in mint

These are in mint

It runs around the shoulders and acts as sleeves

The design is a classic silhouette that pairs a finely woven brocade with hand done embroidery work and gold metal thread woven through the design

The upper half of the interior has a soft white silk inset with a feminine washed design of pale flowers adoring its surface

Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent These are in mintFor 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