Blass, Bill; black silk velvet sheath dress with copper lamé sleeves
Description
Bill Blass black silk velvet sheath dress; jewel neckline; back zipper closure and hook & eye; lined in black rayon crepe; long stylized leg-o-mutton sleeve, opening at top of sleeve (around the cap area); made out of crinkled copper lamé , zipper closure at cuff.
Source
HCT.1987.46.13
Date
1981
Provenance
This dress belonged to Mrs. (Harriet) Cyrus Fulton. Harriet was born 10/22/1911 in Columbus, Ohio. Her father, William Lanman, was Chairman of the Columbus Bolt Works Company. She attended the Columbus School for Girls. She later married Cyrus Lupher Fulton, who worked as an assistant treasurer of a local Columbus company.
Designer
Blass, Bill
Design Elements
Leg-O-Mutton Sleeve, Shift Dress, Wedge SIlhouette
Fiber/Fabric Information
fiber content=Rayon, Silk
Decade
1980-1989
Color
Black, Copper metallic
Files
Collection
Citation
“Blass, Bill; black silk velvet sheath dress with copper lamé sleeves,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed November 5, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/2576.
Item Relations
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