1980s Bill Blass Midnight Blue Silk Taffeta Plunging Ruffled Dress designer-stavropoulos Each sleeve is cut on

Each sleeve is cut on the wider side and it wraps and closes across the front

It closes with a low back hidden metal zipper and the bows snap into place over it

Fully lined in a fine grade black tissue silk and closes with a fine

This is an absolutely amazing and very rare and early piece from Pierre Cardin and that collaboration with the Takashimaya

further emphasizing that wasp waist look

1980s Bill Blass Midnight Blue Silk Taffeta Plunging Ruffled Dress designer-stavropoulos Each sleeve is cut onThe best part of this dress is that it works with that elaborate ruffle edged dip sitting at either the front or the back. That effectively gives you two distinct looks for this dress. It is just gorgeous and made from a midnight blue silk taffeta. As with the best of Bill Blass pieces, the lines are kept fairly simple and it is the fabric choice and the elaborate ruffled embellishment that gives the dress its full impact. The ruffled detailing is