Bill Blass

gt;>Bill Blass May Have a New Designer Soon -After the whole Peter Som/bankruptcy debacle which has been ongoing for the past year, Bill Blass may finally be ready to start anew.  Originally, a Spring 2010 collection was supposed to be shown, and Richard Chai's name was thrown around f...

What is one of your favorite fashion moments? I would have to say one of the top faves was when I was working for Lars Nilsson at Bill Blass and André Leon ... and more »

Designers in the exhibit include Badgley Mischka, Peter Som, Peter Som for Bill Blass, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, ...

and wore a black Bill Blass dress, Cartier jewelry and Brian Atwood shoes. “You can't think of fashion as we know it without thinking of Princess Grace. ... and more »

Among their ranks were fashion designer Bill Blass, photographer Art Kane and painter Ellsworth Kelly. Its shoulder insignia, never allowed to be worn, ... and more »

 NY When people would ask me what they were really like, I found it difficult to avoid lapsing into "Current Biography" boilerplate: wit, yachting, erudition, socialite, peanut-butter sandwiches, Bill Blass, JS Bach, etc. new New York Times Magazine has a ...

gt;>Last we heard, Bill Blass was sold after Peter Som left and the new owners Peacock International Holdings filed bankruptcy, with eventual plans to start the line back up.  Then, last week, the search for a new creative director was revealed to be on, with plans to relaunch later thi...

By TatianaTheAnonymousModel But it isn't all rosy on the business side. H&M's profits have fallen for the first time in five years. Their first-quarter net profit was down by 12%, which was worse than analysts had expected. [WSJ] Marc Ecko Enterprises owes business partners $170 million. $100 million of that is due t...

by WWD Staff Prabal Gurung spent five years as a design assistant at Bill Blass. In spite of, or perhaps facilitated by, the revolving door of designers at the house, Gurung was able to evolve his own sensibility, one that reflects the glamour of the ...

By TatianaTheAnonymousModel Back in the realm of actual designers, Prabal Gurung (the other guy who used to design for Bill Blass) is presenting a self-funded 20-look collection at New York fashion week. He intends to grow the label slowly as a foil against the recession. “Controlled distribution is my mantra," says G...

gt;>He filled in as chief designer at Bill Blass for the Spring 2008 season before Peter Som took over, and was set to produce the Fall 2009 Blass collection after Som left until things with the label fell apart.  Now former Blass design director Prabal Gurung is striking out on his own wi...

 - by Rosemary Feitelberg NEW YORK — After five years at Bill Blass, Prabal Gurung is launching a signature label with a fashion presentation Feb. ...

According to the Chapter 7 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan on Dec. 31, Bill Blass Ltd. listed $191,611 in assets and $829,320 in liabilities. Its list of dozens of creditors included companies that sold silk and fur as well as firms ranging from Poland Spring to Ford Models Inc. and t...

gt;>Last week it seemed like NexCen had finally gotten Bill Blass sent off in a neat, tidy package all tied up with a bow; new owner Peacock International Holdings even vowed to revive the couture line within the year, new designer and all.  

The sale of Bill Blass Ltd did not include Bill Blass Couture, only the trademarks of Bill Blass Ltd (meanwhile, NexCen's selling the assets from Bill Blass, including the office furniture from their Seventh Avenue showroom a la Alessandro Dell'Acqua).

Even as the ownership of the Bill Blass Couture fashion house is determined, First American Brands, is adding to the Bill Blass Couture fragrance collection.

As for his old stomping ground, Mr. Vollbracht has advice for Peacock International Holdings, LLC, the New York shirt and tie-manufacturer that announced this morning that it had purchased the Blass label from NexCen Brands, Inc. “You need the Blass DNA – it’s crucial,” says Mr. Vollbrach...

After months of trying to sell the brand to no avail, NexCen has finally found a buyer for Blass — midtier apparel manufacturer Peacock International Holdings, who nabbed the great American sportswear label for a steal — $10 million, compared to the $25 million NexCen was looking for in S...

“The recognition factor of the Bill Blass label is very high — in this country alone, it’s 88% — when you say ‘Bill Blass’ to just about anybody, they say, “Oh, Bill Blass,’” says Mr. Patti, who adds that the company has some designers in mind to helm the new collection but “we can’t mention the...

 United States - Associated Press The fashion designer Bill Blass, shown in 1961, dressed, drank and dined with the cream of New York society. Blass, arguably the most ...

Mr. Gurung, who joined Bill Blass from Cynthia Rowley in 2003, was among the 20-something employees let go Friday as the label prepares to shutter its couture line. “It’s disappointing,” Mr. Gurung said in an interview Friday afternoon. “It’s really an end of an era. (The brand) Bill Blass was...

Mr. Blass was an American fashion pioneer in many ways. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1922, Mr. Blass pursued his artistic calling at Parsons, the New School for Design and wound up building an empire on fashions that were chic and tailored yet distinctly American. His pieces were clean-cut, sop...

By Tiffany Neal Count Vera Wang in, too. The designer has chosen to present her fall '09 look in her New York store instead of Bryant Park next season. [The Cut] Supermodel Jerry Hall will be the new face of Chanel. [Vogue UK] Ooohh la la. Champagne beauty products sounds really luxurious right now. [Nylon]

The brand had been in limbo since its troubled parent company, NexCen Brands Inc., put the company on sale earlier this year. The label didn’t show its high-end line at New York fashion week in September; its designer, Peter Som, left in October and was not replaced.

Nearly a decade after Bill Blass retired from Seventh Avenue, the company that bears his name is closing, with many of its remaining staff expected to leave this week. According to current and former designers who have carried on the collection in recent years, the company will close its s...

A glooming peace this morning with it brings, Bill Blass Couture is finally done and Kira Plastinina's closing up US shop. Bill Blass is facing the same challenges as other consumer and retail companies in the current weak macroenvironment," NexCen's managing director told WWD.

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By Kimberley Foster Bill Blass has been on shaky ground ever since Peter Som left in October, and maybe even before then. Now reports are telling us that the American label is shutting its doors for good... Bill Blass has been on shaky ground ever since Peter Som left in October, and maybe even before then. Now report...

The company canceled its Spring 2009 collection due to a severe cash squeeze, and Som was never replaced; Nexcen, who is still trying to sell Bill Blass in hopes that the runway collection will be revitalized, is to the point of selling samples from the Bill Blass archives at discounts of 9...

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Som left the brand after his contract expired a week and a half ago to focus on his own label, and Prabal Gurung, longtime second-ranking design director at Bill Blass, will be working with the existing team to produce the Fall 2009 Blass collection.

By The Huffington Post News Editors With the election less than a month away, Obamaniacs are eager to wear their hearts on their sleeves. But for fashion snobs, this can cause a dilemma: Just how to incorporate a bright blue Obama tee into one's fall wardrobe? Luckily, Bill Blass design director Prabal Gurung has whipped up a...

 United States - Sep 10, 2008 This was an old Bill Blass trick, luxing up the basics. Mr. Reyes showed some chic shirtdresses and gazar tops that also called to mind the old guard, ...

By Lauren Dimet Waters Peter Som will stay on at Bill Blass as creative director, even though there has been major speculation that he was leaving. According to WWD and New York Magazine, the designer hasn't been paid in months, since Blass's parent company,. ...

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By Merle Ginsberg DeBeers Profits Plunge (WWD) Designer Peter Som will indeed be leaving Bill Blass, which was reported on Friday - but he's contractually obligated to stay through the spring 2009 showing in Bryant Park in September It is said that Som is working furiously to find a way out of his contract.

The basis for all the unrest seems to be Nexcen's financial constraints: The company can't support what Som envisioned for Blass. However, the prospect of a Spring 2009 collection shown to retailers only is being tossed around, and if Blass is bought by a company that can lend better finan...

Peter Som has submitted his resignation at Bill Blass because he "was unhappy with the control Blass' management tried to execute over his creative aesthetic" and has "been fighting with them since he got there." Emilio Pucci, meanwhile, is rumored to have approached a few design assist...

By Lauren Dimet Waters That was fast! According to WWD, just a year to the day he joined the company, Peter Som has reportedly resigned as creative director at Bill Blass. Bill Blass’ decision to scrap the September fashion show in Bryant Park, due...

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Michael Barbaro of the New York Times notes that "the troubles at NexCen have riveted New York's fashion community, because of the uncertainty regarding Bill Blass. NexCen had promised to revive the clothing brand, which has struggled ...

By fabsugar We’ve seen Peter Som’s Fall ‘08 debut collection for Bill Blass, and I loved it so dearly, I want you to see it again, more close up.A trunk show was held at the Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC, where the runway creations were brought to buyers and socialites. Notice them in the background, meticulous...

By Lauren Goldstein Crowe This year the men's race is the one to watch both as an indicator of what the CFDA values more -- design merit or the all-American tradition of brand building. Related Links New York Fashion Week: Men's Edition Friday Fun! Because Fashion Shouldn't Be All Work, Work, Work

By FabSugar Ladies and gents, I do believe Peter Som has come into his own at the house of Bill Blass. No longer just for ladies who lunch — though they will appreciate the grey metallic separates and luxe pant suits — this collection is simply fabulous. For more Fall Bill Blass, including a video,

By Dodai Fashion week stomps on! Yesterday's collections included Derek Lam, Tommy Hilfiger, Reem Acra, Calvin Klein, Bill Blass and Zac Posen. The day saw lots of tragically romantic dresses (Ophelias on opium) and lots of skinny, menswear-inspired suits for women (David Bowie). Derek Lam's c...

By Lauren Messiah Filed under: Designers, Fashion Week: New York Fashion week is a little more than a week away and the excitement is building, especially for the seven designers who will be showing off their collections inside the Tents for the first time during New York Fashion Week at Bryant Park.

By Jennifer Everyone's favorite self-hating Jew, Ralph Lifshitz, is the highest-paid "vendor" (what they call "manufacturers" that don't really manufacture) in apparel. No really, it's not just a fantasy image he uses to get you to buy those horrid Big Pony shirts: dude is loaded. [WWD, sub req'd]

By Jennifer Hubert Givenchy? A little bitter! The retired designer says that "Fashion is over!" because the whole business now revolves around making giant, ugly handbags. Also bitter? One of our favorite fashion bitches, resigned Bill Blass designer Michael Vollbracht, who says, "When making b...

By Jennifer Who says the English are all stodgy? They spend more on clothing than any other group of people in Europe, except the Italians. [Telegraph] Peter Som: next head designer at Bill Blass? And if so, will he break the Blass losing streak? [WWD, 2nd item] Vogue crisis! Marni designer's Consuelo...

By Jen Carlson The muse for Yves Saint Laurent inspired as much as she collected, and prior to her death in 2005, the 74 year old filled several rooms of her Park Avenue home with her couture collection. Last year, this same collection was exhibited at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...

By Jennifer A point of clarification: Sure, we called just-resigned Bill Blass designer Michael Vollbracht a "bitch" last week. And we stand by that claim — word on the street is that Vollbracht, who in all fairness never saw the kind of success of he should have (um, paging Patrick Robinson?), is a pai...

By Jennifer Once-iconic label Bill Blass [Remember the Bill Blass Barbie? Uh, we didn't either. -Ed.] has lost head Michael Volbracht. Details are still emerging, though it could have to do with the fact that Volbracht was a total bitch whose designs critics sorta found unspectacular. [WWD, sub req'd]

By Jessica Nevertheless, the facts are compelling: Since 1986, The Council of Fashion Designers of America has given its Perry Ellis award for young talent to 8 women and 29 men, 20 of whom were/are openly gay. Bill Blass designer Michael Vollbracht, a self-proclaimed gay elitist, believes that wo...