Bill Blass, Brown and Gold Lurex Chiffon Djellaba

Bill Blass, Brown and Gold Lurex Chiffon Djellaba

Brown and gold full-length djellaba in Lurex and silk chiffon with kimono sleeves. The ensemble is complete with a bateau neck chocolate brown silk charmeuse blouse and a full length elasticated waist skirt. The blouse is closed with 6 fabric-covered buttons fastened through fabric loops, and one small metal snap. It's also cinched with a charmeuse belt fastened with a diamond-shaped brass belt buckle.

Bill Blass, 1922-2002, Designer

1970-1979

Gift from Anonymous donor

HCC_FA_2018_P2-1637

Unknown

Bust: 40"

Good condition. The store label, Leonard's Department Store, is still attached to the left armpit of the blouse. The size reads as "10"; the price reads as 1,590. The garment doesn't seem to have been worn.

Silk / Lurex Chiffon and Silk Charmeuse

Shane Patrick Qureshi

HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team

2008.1.4