Famous 1971 Bill Blass Vogue Featured Yellow Chenille & Silk Maxi Dress w Elaborate Feather Collar designer-philip-hulitar Canada by Maurice Bradden in

Canada by Maurice Bradden in 1957

The skirt flows to the floor from there and gradually widens out as it nears the hem

Astrid was very tiny so on the mannequin the top sits with a space running down the front as she was tinier then the mannequin

Each bow you see is hand sewn into place and the dress is literally covered in bows in all of the colors of the rainbow

She cut her patterns on the body and was a master at bringing fabric to life

Famous 1971 Bill Blass Vogue Featured Yellow Chenille & Silk Maxi Dress w Elaborate Feather Collar designer-philip-hulitar Canada by Maurice Bradden inBill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re launched it under his own name. The twin of this dress was photoed a year later for the September issue of Vogue on Donna Mitchell and I think that this photo has become one of the most famous shots of her and one of the best shots done for Vogue period. To have this in the shop is a bit of a holy grail for me personally as it is such a beautiful dress that I