1980s Bill Blass Sequin & Beaded Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-leonard-paris I love the classic cut

I love the classic cut of this set with it's box coat and chic sheath dress

Length: 27" from neck to hem (29

It is cut as a column of the finest grade silk chiffon to float over the body and cascades to the floor in a finish of ruffled silk

I love Malcolm Starr pieces and have many in my archives and have already sold as equally a number but this is the first time I have seen this cut of dress

1980s Bill Blass Sequin & Beaded Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-leonard-paris I love the classic cutThe silk chiffon used for the outer layer of this dress is so fine and light that it seems almost an impossibility that it is so densely covered in the beads and sequins that adorn its surface. The workmanship is exceedingly fine and well done and the final result reminiscent of the fine work done in the 1920s. It is made of two pieces that layer over each other, though I have photoed it with and without the inner silk layer so you can see the work on