“Bill Blass, the all-American fashion designer, has been one of my heroes since the beginning of my career. His apartment in New York was the epitome of timeless elegance.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1922, Blass moved to Manhattan at the age of 17 to study fashion, and then served in the US Army during World War II. After working for several well-known New York fashion houses, he set up his own label in 1970, and by the Eighties he was hugely successful. It was an era of maximalism. Both clothing and houses were over-decorated, but Bill Blass’s look was the opposite: no frills, just classic good taste. He was known for casual elegance, combining simple styles with luxurious materials, creating relaxed, chic dresses for powerful working women, and…
