1950s Mr. Blackwell LBD backless dress

Mr. Blackwell Designs black stiff silk cocktail dress with kickpleat, rear zip, hook fastener under bow. Early 1960s couture, vintage Size 6 Brand tag still attached, no materials Bust: 17”+ (more room bc open back, darted for cups of bust) Waist: 13” Hip: 18” Length from shoulder: 41” Mr. Blackwell was Richard Blackwell, known as an Academy Awards fashion critic (his autobiography is called ‘From Rags to Bitches’).