1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Silver Thread Pattern in Brown Velvet Jacket Shop By Color It comes with a matching

It comes with a matching

and this combined with the deep black of the velvet make for a fabulous contrast

It has an almost coarse feel to it and the added texture that it gives the dress is wonderful

Fully lined in a heavy weight cream satin

1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Silver Thread Pattern in Brown Velvet Jacket Shop By Color It comes with a matchingBill 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. A version of the coat was also shot on Verushka that year. It is