Stunning 1968 Mr Blackwell Custom Deep Copper Gold Silk Dress w Hip Swag & Flower Pin z-archive-claudepetin Original matching fabric belt

Original matching fabric belt

Almost entirely and clearly hand finished with some machine work as per the dictates of demi-couture

all hand screened onto the fabric

Pleats are set all around the shoulder to give them the height and volume that you see

One of the best I have seen from this label

Stunning 1968 Mr Blackwell Custom Deep Copper Gold Silk Dress w Hip Swag & Flower Pin z-archive-claudepetin Original matching fabric beltRichard Blackwell launched his label in the late 1950s and even at that time his dresses sold for between $800 and $1000, which in modern dollars converts to up to $10,000 a dress. Huge numbers for this time period. He dressed many of the big stars of the day including Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Jayne Mansfield. His 'custom' label were the pieces that were made to order and were one of a kind pieces that were fitted to a specific client in the