1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Brown Velvet & Silver Thread Coat designer-yves-saint-laurent Under this exterior is a

Under this exterior is a matching dusty pink silk crepe inner dress

Has "S" stamped n it to indicate it was as sample sale purchase

The dress has the feel of the 1940s to it and is an unusual piece that is easy to wear and has lots of impact despite its simple design

almost with a canvas feel but not as heavy or unyielding as a true canvas would be

1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Brown Velvet & Silver Thread Coat designer-yves-saint-laurent Under this exterior is aBill Blass became the head designer at Maurice Rentner in 1959 and soon after that his name started to appear on the labels. In 1970 he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re launched it under his own name. These Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner pieces, are some of his earliest and you will find many of them, like the twin of this coat, in museum collections throughout the world. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of all the American