1980s Bill Blass Couture Red Sequin & Bead Deep Low V Back Top designer-scott-barrie Hidden pockets along the front

Hidden pockets along the front seams of the dress

The bodice is interlined in a black silk and the skirt lined in silk as described above

The work to do this with such a finicky fabric would have taken hours to complete just this one detail and it is a detail that is unseen

They were not a fashion statement

The top is unlined and closes with a set of fabric covered front buttons

1980s Bill Blass Couture Red Sequin & Bead Deep Low V Back Top designer-scott-barrie Hidden pockets along the frontI am very pleased to begin presenting a collection of Bill Blass pieces from a woman who was a close personal friend of Mr. Blass for many years. Many of these pieces were custom made or tweaked specifically for her and all of them are in exquisite condition, having been stored and cared for properly over the years. These are rare and hard to find example of his work from the late 1970s and into the 1980s. Some may be the only version of its kind that