Bill Blass Acolyte Steven Slowik Tries to Revive 80′s Label
If 10021 were an autonomous nation, then the retirement of the 78-year-old designer Bill Blass last year would be nothing short of a state of emergency. More than the court designer to a certain set of...
View ArticleBye Bye to Bill Blass-Designer Cultivated America
The last time I called up Bill Blass, his unmistakably gravelly voice had been reduced to a whisper by throat cancer. Still, it retained all its authoritative nonchalance. "Hello, kid," he said, "are...
View ArticleEight Day Week
Wednesday 18th The real terror? … New York goes on orange alert today -for skinny models and venal fashion editors with big, bony feet! -as Fashion Week begins with shows by Michael Kors (neutrals,...
View ArticleFluff This! Man Coddles Dog; Stores Flood With Pooch Merch
We pet owners are being bombarded by manipulative marketers who are hell-bent on exploiting our increasingly deranged obsessions. Deranged? At this point it's a safe bet that somebody, somewhere in...
View ArticleFrills and Chills
wednesday · september 8 Perry Ellis, noon A moist 73 degrees; 92 percent humidity. Those not able to afford the de rigueur Japanese hair-straightening were desperately smoothing down that morning's...
View ArticleOscar de la Renta
SD: Let’s talk about aging. Personally speaking, as I get older, I try to think of myself as a fabulous wheel of Brie cheese, i.e., I’m getting better with age. How about you? OdlR: Be careful! You...
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Oh To Be Young Again
My friend Zoe got this Bill Blass silk dress at a vintage place in downtown New York, and they said it was still warm from Posh Spice trying it on.
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Fashion Roundup: Christian Louboutin Sends Heels Higher; Peter Som Leaves...
Christian Louboutin has announced that he will create the first 8-inch high heel that exists outside of the fetish world. [Guardian] Heidi Klum's three children get regular coaching lessons in soccer...
View ArticleMorning Memo: Bill Blass to Close; A Magazine for A Small World; Bernard...
Here is a video of disgraced investor Bernard Madoff getting into a pushing match with some people on the street. (One of his recruiters, Bob Jaffe, may have had a similar experience at a birthday...
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Fashion Roundup: Chanel to Give Employees the Boot?; Bill Blass Goes for...
It's likely that Chanel will lay off 200 employees by December 31st. [Guardian] Christina Aguilera might be bringing her dubious personal style to the masses via a line for Topshop. [The Cut] Ping-pong...
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