Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere The bodice is fully interlined

The bodice is fully interlined in a fine peach silk

depending on how tall you are it may sit slightly higher or lower

Total length: 40" from mid-back to bottom hem

James Galanos shows how he combined that sense of American sensibility with Parisian glamour

It is made out of a soft pink silk that flares out all around you and moves incredibly as you move

Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere The bodice is fully interlinedThe Mr Blackwell label was launched by Richard Blackwell in the late 1950s and even at that time his dresses sold for between $800 and $1000 which in modern dollars converts to up to $10,000 a dress. He dressed many of the big stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. His 'custom' label were the pieces that were made to order and were one of a kind pieces that were fitted to a specific client in the couture