1960s Mr Blackwell Custom PInk Print Maxi Dress designer-janice-wainwright It buttons all the way

It buttons all the way form top to bottom so you can leave some buttons open for a flash of leg if you wish

Bust: stretches 15-18" comfortably flat across the back from side seam to side seam

exceptional condition

This came out of the estate of a very wealthy Texan who was mad for Chanel

It is edged all the way around with a 14 inch hand knotted silk fringe border

1960s Mr Blackwell Custom PInk Print Maxi Dress designer-janice-wainwright It buttons all the wayThe fabric on this Mr Blackwell Custom dress is just fabulously insane. It is a heavy weight silk satin that has been hand screened and painted with that wild design. His custom line was made to order so basically a demi couture line and most, if not all pieces with that label are one of a kind and were fitted to the client. His clients for that portion of his business were starlets and socialites and I only wish I knew the girl that had worn this