1980s Ethereal Silk Chiffon Blass Dress designer-donald-brooks skimming over the hips to

skimming over the hips to the ankle

The color of the lace has a touch more of a taupe hue then shown - the photo of the close-up of the bodice is closest to the true color

5" from waist to bottom hem

The construction on it is beautiful - all hand finished and meticulously done

Waist: 14-15" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

1980s Ethereal Silk Chiffon Blass Dress designer-donald-brooks skimming over the hips toA wonderful diaphanous and ethereal silk chiffon dress by Bill Blass that is so fresh and modern in feel that it could be easily mistaken as a piece from the spring runways! Feather light layers of beautifully screened silk are layered atop each other. Four full layers make up the body of the dress and each sleeve has two layers and yet you could probably pull the dress through a small circle like a scarf! The florals have extra depth and texture