Fall 1987 Bill Blass Runway Strapless Black Velvet Detailed Blue Silk Dress w Elaborate Back Bow designer-thea-porter This adds extra texture and

This adds extra texture and dimension to the pattern

The dress is made out of a feather light silk chiffon in a leopard print that is backed in a pale top silk chiffon

Grecian goddess and sex appeal

It is a touch more of a lemon yellow - prettier in person

It is held in place by that inner corset and then it skims over the waist and down to the hips

Fall 1987 Bill Blass Runway Strapless Black Velvet Detailed Blue Silk Dress w Elaborate Back Bow designer-thea-porter This adds extra texture andThe twin of this dress walked the Fall 1987 Bill Blass runway. It was made under the creative direction of Bill Blass. I love that we found a reference photo from the runway so you can see just how fantastic this is once on. This is the actual dress worn Mikey Madison to the Oscars Nominees Dinner in February and she landed on several best dressed lists as a result. Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and