Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere James Galanos shows how he

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

The bodice is fully interlined in a fine peach silk

The dress looks like it has never been worn

depending on how tall you are it may sit slightly higher or lower

Exquisite 1960s Mr Blackwell One Off Highly Detailed & Embellished Ivory Sheath Dress designer-pauline-trigere James Galanos shows how heThe 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