1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-scott-barrie It also give him an

It also give him an outlet for his love of dark colors that he combines with soft touches while still keeping a certain edge

finished interior bust made of the same jersey as the body of the dress and light boning on the sides

Skirt: 37" from the waist to the bottom of the hem

Further references of this print and gown that can be found in the book: The Art of Zandra Rhodes (Rhodes and Knight 1984) pgs

It has a silk interior over which a lace net has been applied and then looped gold detailed ribbon swirled over

1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-scott-barrie It also give him anRichard Blackwell launched his line in the late 1950s and even then his dress sold for between $800 and $1000 (or up to $10,000 in the modern terns). He dressed many of the stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. Here we have a piece from the 1960s done in a combination of a darker brown chiffon organza and a gold lurex thread that has been applied to the organza in a series of circles that cover the dress from tip