1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark The jacket slips on and

The jacket slips on and ties at the front

Bodice: 14" from shoulder to top of waist band

It is just amazing on

The dress hangs sleek and slim when you are still and then can flare quit dramatically with a twirl since there is a deceptive amount of fabric in there

1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark The jacket slips on andRichard Blackwell launched his line in the late 1950s and even then his dress sold for between $800 and $1000 (or up to $10,000 in the modern terns). He dressed many of the stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. Here we have a piece from the 1960s done in a combination of a darker brown chiffon organza and a gold lurex thread that has been applied to the organza in a series of circles that cover the dress from tip