1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark girl-next-door

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Bodice: 14" from shoulder to top of waist band

The bodice is gorgeous - again the hint of a flower is used in the design - it almost unfolds like a petal revealing that insanely fabulous Schiaparelli pink inset

Butter soft black leather is cut in a chic peg leg that ends above each ankle

Fully lined in tan goatskin

1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark girl-next-doorRichard 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