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Debonair and saucy, Bill Blass was fashion’s reliable source for timeless elegance.
June 14, 2002
Bill Blass, the designer who in his 50-year career helped define a distinctly American style of fashion, died Wednesday night at his home in New Preston, Conn.
June 13, 2002
Books
BARE BLASS: By Bill Blass, Edited by Cathy Horyn, HarperCollins: 184 pp., $25.95
Sept. 1, 2002
Bill Blass’ Vollbracht quits, saying it’s no longer about style, but about celebrity stylists.
June 2, 2007
Designers are often accused of hating women. Hate is too strong a word. They do get weary, though.
Feb. 2, 1995
Feb. 16, 1995
While Milan designers were putting frantic finishing touches on spring clothes that they’ll show next week, the unflappable Bill Blass leaned back in a limo on Wilshire Boulevard and laughed.
Sept. 30, 1988
Designers Bill Blass and Calvin Klein proved this week that the zippiness of youth and the elegance of maturity can coexist peacefully in a woman’s wardrobe, even in a single style.
Nov. 5, 1986
Forget Brown-Baggin’ It Bill Blass takes the shopping bag shape and transforms it into a glamorous new dimension for evening.
April 30, 1993
Entertainment & Arts
A Bush in Blass Barbara Bush and Bill Blass apparently have more than initials in common.
July 22, 1988