1968 Bill Blass Metallic Vogue Documented Metallic Gold & Taupe Brown Coat or Dress designer-pierre-cardin It skims over the bust

It skims over the bust and then a silk tie runs around and through the waist

A very pretty silk bias cut dress from the 1930s that has the prettiest white floral design screened onto the navy blue base

Across the top which sits low on the hip: 14

This is an absolute beauty of an outfit whose color combination and fit make it a standout

The cut is classic early seventies and showcases his incredible tailoring

1968 Bill Blass Metallic Vogue Documented Metallic Gold & Taupe Brown Coat or Dress designer-pierre-cardin It skims over the bustBill Blass became the head designer at Maurice Rentner in 1959 and soon after that his name started to appear on the labels. In 1970 he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re launched it under his own name. These Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner pieces, are some of his earliest and you will find many of them, like the twin of this coat, in museum collections throughout the world. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of all the American