Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-mollie-parnis That very top layer floats

That very top layer floats over an inner dress that has the same fabric on the exterior and is fully lined underneath

If that is the case it would be possible to extend the shoulders using the removable strap at the back for the fabric needed

You could wear a nude silk slip under this and it will appear as if you have nothing on but a layer of lace or be more bold and use color underneath as contrast

I doubt this was ever worn at all

She was one of the front runners of this movement

Documented 1973 Bill Blass Couture Tie Detailed Red Silk Jersey Dress designer-mollie-parnis That very top layer floatsFor 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