1950s Mr. Blackwell Demi-Couture Densely Covered Pink Sequin Dress designer-bill-gibb " The dress has a

" The dress has a definitive nod to the flappereque period of the twenties and is entirely sequined in a brilliant array of green

Hidden pickets on each hip

The skirt trains out from there and is longer on the back then the front

Once on its sexy as hell and a very versatile piece

and was Karl Lagerfeld's assistant at the atelier of Jean Patou

1950s Mr. Blackwell Demi-Couture Densely Covered Pink Sequin Dress designer-bill-gibb " The dress has aRichard 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 terms). He dressed many of the stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. His 'custom' line was the pieces that were made to order, and were one of a kind and were fitted to a specific client in the demi couture tradition. This dress is from that part of his design label and is