Sale 2514 - The Pride Sale, June 20, 2019

243 c BILL BLASS (1922-2002) Sequin Matisse-style jacket. Bill Blass semi-fitted cardigan jacket with long tapered sleeves and jewel neckline, the jacket with beads and sequins in shades primarily of blue, red, gold and creme illustrating views centered around a shuttered window with an umbrella & vase on the front and an umbrella & chair on the back, lined with pale aquamarine faille and labeled “Bill Blass” and “Made in U.S.A. of Imported Fabric”; measuring shoulder to shoulder 15 inches, 38 cm., sleeve 23 inches, 58 cm., and length 20 3 / 4 inches; 53 cm. [700/1,000] For a similar jacket from this series, see Bill Blass: An American Original, 1988, page 148.