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Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle
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Spring 1984 Bill Blass Runway Purple Silk Dress w One Shoulder Bow & Long Ruffle

This dress is from the Spring 1984 collection and it's twin walk the runway that season. It is a dress that I have had in the shop before and I am always so happy to find one of these because it's just exceptional. Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re-launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of  the American designers. He was one of the forerunners in being able to mix simple styles with luxurious materials. His evening wear in particular seemed to have a way of flattering the wearer. He knew how to walk that line perfectly. This is a gorgeous example of his work from this time period.

The dress is made from a purple silk that has a vivid pink ruffle that runs all the way down one side. The way that the pink is attached to the dress t is fantastic. It makes it feel like it has been wrapped around you and tied into a dramatic bow at the shoulder with the ties left to trail down to the floor. The pink is gathered all the around the bust area and then swoops up to the bow at one side. A tiny pink strap is hidden underneath the bow so that the dress stays perfectly in place. This leaves the other shoulder bare. The silk runs down the side of the dress from there in an attached ruffle of silk all the way to the hem. Under the bodice the dress is cut to feel more generous and easy and it widens out it falls to the floor. I love it. It appears to have been worn a very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a deep purple silk. The inner bodice closes with its own zipper and then the dress zips to close over that with a hidden set zipper. Lightly boned through the inner bodice.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam and the outer waist goes to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 56" from top of shoulder strap to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML or a small busted MED

Item# DD4109

Reference Photos: (1-2) Fall 1984 Bill Blass Runway, Model Dalma Callado.  /  (3-4) Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon.

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