Bill Blass

Blass Second-in-Command Prabal Gurung Takes the Reins for Fall 2009

source: fashionologie

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...

Published Tue, Feb 3

News just in: Browns shoe store confirmed

source: Elle UK

 UK - next month's New York Fashion week. Som quit his position at Bill Blass late last year after differences with the managgement company who owned Blass, ...

Published Fri, Jan 9

Bill Blass Couture Bankrupt

source: fashionologie

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.  

Published Mon, Jan 5

Bill Blass Couture: Also Done

source: Untitled

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).

Published Mon, Jan 5

Good Knight, John Galliano... Blass Couture Files Chapter 7...

source: Women's Wear Daily

mediabistro.com  - Jan 5, 2009 BLASS COUTURE FILES CHAPTER 7: Bill Blass Ltd., which manufactured the Bill Blass Couture line, filed a Chapter 7 liquidation petition Dec. ... Hyped Russian Teen Fashion Designer Kira Plastinina Files for ... mediabistro.com

Published Sun, Jan 4

Bill Blass Files for Chapter 7

source: Wall Street Journal

 - than five months after NexCen Brands Inc. acquired the iconic sportswear designer. The company recently sold its Bill Blass licensing business for about ... Bill Blass Bankruptcy Sheds Spotlight On The Soft Upper End CNNMoney.com all 4 news articles

Published Fri, Jan 2

The long fall of the house of Blass

source: Houston Chronicle

 United States - Dec 31, 2008 Blass, when he bought out his former partners in Maurice Rentner in 1970 to form Bill Blass Ltd., changed things for designers on Seventh Avenue, ...

Published Wed, Dec 31

First American Brands Sets Blass 8

source: Women's Wear Daily

The Daily Thread: Online Sales Down, Bill Blass Sale Said to be ... Wall Street Journal Blogs Bill Blass Sold To Shirt, Neckwear Company For $10 Million Mediapost.com NexCen Sells Bill Blass for $10 Million New York Magazine Wall Street Journal - Crain's New York Business

Published Mon, Dec 29