1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Silver Thread Pattern in Brown Velvet Jacket Shop By Color and this combined with the

and this combined with the deep black of the velvet make for a fabulous contrast

The skirt is two full layers over each other so you get fullness whether you wear a crinoline or not (as pictured

Waist: approx 16" across - the buckles will change this slightly depending on the hole used

steel grey and the natural white of the fur

Ribbons of fine brocade are laid out with gold bands between each layer

1968 Bill Blass Museum Documented Silver Thread Pattern in Brown Velvet Jacket Shop By Color and this combined with theBill Blass became the head designer at Maurice Rentner in 1959 and soon after that his name started to appear on the labels. In 1970 he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re launched it under his own name. These Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner pieces are some of his earliest and you will find many of them, like the twin of this coat, in museum collections throughout the world. A version of the coat was also shot on Verushka that year. It is