1970s Bill Blass Two Piece Silk Evening Ensemble color_brown Rare and beautiful Claire McCardell

Rare and beautiful Claire McCardell day dress

Gres was initially a hat maker

that help to create a slimming silhouette

Dress has an invisible zipper running from neck until mid-back

This is one of them

1970s Bill Blass Two Piece Silk Evening Ensemble color_brown Rare and beautiful Claire McCardellThis amazing Bill Blass Two Piece Silk Evening Ensemble, appears on page 76 of Bill Blass: An American Designer. The piece is the perfect example of Blass' creativity and wearability. It consists of a peach sheath dress and painted tunic overlay. The sheath is made with spaghetti straps boasting a 12. 5" slit up the left side. It has a side zippered and a hook and eye closure. The tunic overlay ties and fastens with a hook and eye at center front