1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark Fully lined in tan goatskin

Fully lined in tan goatskin

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

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

It scoops and gathers at the mid neck and there is a soft shawl collar that drapes over the shoulders

The dress is constructed of long vertical panels that are folded and knife pleated flat upon each other

1960s Mr Blackwell Gold Metallic Lurex Dot Organza Dress designer-ossie-clark Fully lined in tan goatskinRichard 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