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Bill Blass Off-White Ensemble

Description

Three piece off white evening ensemble. Silk charmeuse trousers with bias sash. Tunic of off-white (up in front and down to floor in back). Cut velvet on silk chiffon. Lined in silk chiffon. Trousers made of silk charmeuse.

Source

HCT.1985.78.2abc

Date

1979

Provenance

This ensemble was worn by Charlotte Immke. Charlotte was born in Germany in 1923. Her husband, Len Immke, owned a Buick dealership in Columbus, Ohio. Len was a collector of Buicks and founder of the Columbus Classic Auto Show & Cruise-In that supports the Arthritis Foundation.

Designer

Bill Blass

Decade

1970-1979

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Collection

Citation

“Bill Blass Off-White Ensemble,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4902.

Item Relations

Item: American Aesthetics depicts This Item