Bill Blass
Cocktail Dress

DesignerAmerican, 1922–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cocktail Dress
Date1960–1969
PlaceUnited States
MediumTaffeta
DimensionsDress: 44 × 23 1/2 in. (111.8 × 59.7 cm)
Belt: 3 1/4 × 32 5/8 in. (8.3 × 82.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Morin Scott and Mrs. Robert P. Ross, Jr.
Object number95.503.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceMrs. Morin Scott, Jr. and Mrs. Robert P. Ross, Jr., Houston; given to MFAH, 1995.

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