Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere It is made out of

It is made out of a soft pink silk that flares out all around you and moves incredibly as you move

The Chicago Tribune hailed him as being "Mister Dior

The dress looks like it has never been worn

James Galanos shows how he combined that sense of American sensibility with Parisian glamour

The dress is partially lined through the bodice in the same fabric as the exterior and the rest of the dress is unlined

Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere It is made out ofThe Mr Blackwell label was launched by Richard Blackwell 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. 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 couture