Bill Blass

Peter Som Plans Two Spring Collections; Madonna and Lourdes Heart ...

source: New York Magazine

  USA The ex–Bill Blass designer, whose main line lost its financial backer in January, has signed new licensing deals with Milan-based clothing manufacturer Margon and New York multiline showroom ADC. This means Som will present two collections for spring. ...

Published Mon, May 4

David Beckham: Designer; Madonna Has Marc Save Her Man

source: Jezebel

Madonna allegedly got her friend Marc Jacobs to write the INS and say model boy-toy Jesus Luz was a necessity to his label and deserved a US work permit. [Daily Express] Jesus Luz also had a rough time backstage at his last runway gig, the Jeffrey Fashion Cares AIDS benefit in New York. Says one...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Reasons why we love Bea Arthur

source: Sun-Sentinel.com

 FL - Rod Stafford Hagwood I once saw her sitting front row at a Bill Blass fashion show in New York next to Angela Lansbury. They were talking about their favorite Tony award gowns. • She said: "God will get you for that Arthur," on Maude . • She had the funniest cameo (as a ...

Published Mon, Apr 27

Makeup Artists book is the only Book Marketed to the Industry and ... - PR-Inside.com

source: PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)

Her barrage of news releases and enthusiastic work as a publicity agent did much to further the careers of numerous American designers, among them Norman Norwell, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Rental and Anne Klein. LR was fortunate to have worked with Ms ...

Published Mon, Apr 27

A Man — and Woman — in Full [Mike Potemra]

source: National Review Online Blogs

 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 ...

Published Thu, Apr 23

Fashion in the White House

source: Manila Standard Today

 Philippines In the excess of the '80s, when people went into Reaganomics, Nancy Reagan held court, Hollywood style, favoring designs by Bill Blass and patronizing most of the American designers. Nancy Reagan brought a bit of old Hollywood glam to the White House. ...

Published Sun, Apr 19

J.Crew-at-the-Beach opens in Malibu

source: Los Angeles Times Blogs

 CA The expo boasts collectible fashions from vendors stocking European designers (Schiaparelli, Chanel) and classic American designers (Bonnie Cashin, Claire McCardell, Bill Blass). Admission is $10, $20 for early buyers (9 to 10:30 pm on Saturday); ...

Published Fri, Apr 17

Why Designers are Dissing Michelle

source: Huffington Post

 NY Ever since, fashion has been all about exclusion - this, despite the fact that some of America's greatest designers, including Halston, Bill Blass and Norman Norrell came from humble homes in the heartland. ("There is nothing like the dull, ...

Published Tue, Apr 7