Bill Blass Files for Bankruptcy
Rumor has it that NexCen is selling the office furniture from the showroom.
Posted 12/29/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
Bill Blass Couture Shall Live On!
The label's new owner, Peacock Holdings, plans to revive the line within a year.
Posted 12/29/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
NexCen Sells Bill Blass for $10 Million
But don't expect it to return to its former runway glory anytime soon.
Posted 12/17/08 in The Cut
Shutterings
Bill Blass Finally Closes
The economy has brought the label's last, tumultuous six months to a sad end.
Posted 11/21/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
Bill Blass Is Pretty Much Doomed
Bill Blass New York is liquidating, and retailers aren't buying Som's spring 2009 line.
Posted 11/05/08 in The Cut
First Looks
Peter Som Launches Children’s Capsule Collection Tomorrow
Best & Co. signed the designer to create a limited-edition holiday capsule collection for tots.
Posted 10/28/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
Peter Som Finally Leaves Bill Blass
NexCen was unable to financially support the line the way Som envisioned because they bought a cookie company.
Posted 09/24/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
Bidding for NexCen’s Bill Blass Begins
But will they save Peter Som's ready-to-wear Bill Blass line?
Posted 09/11/08 in The Cut
Blass Watch
Bill Blass Ready-to-Wear in Danger of Demise
The line designed by Peter Som loses over $1 million a year.
Posted 07/28/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Peter Som Stays On at Bill Blass, Even Though It Can’t Afford Him
The label can't afford to produce the collection Som envisions. It also can't afford to pay Som's salary.
Posted 07/25/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Matthew Williamson Is Just About Done With Emilio Pucci
The designer wants to leave his position as creative director of the label to focus on his expanding namesake line.
Posted 07/24/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Peter Som Might Be Out at Bill Blass (UPDATED)
Rumor has it he's done with Blass, but Nexcen wants to keep his name attached so they can sell the label.
Posted 05/27/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
Moschino Opens in New York; Naomi Campbell Awaits Charges
Moschino will open a flagship in the meatpacking district, and Naomi Campbell will soon find out if she'll be charged for her purported outburst on British Airways.
Posted 05/21/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
Lindsay Lohan to D.J. Naomi Campbell's 38th-Birthday Party
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana will throw Naomi Campbell's 38th-birthday party in Cannes, luxury companies like Dior have shady manufacturing practices, and Bill Blass might be sold soon.
Posted 04/24/08 in The Cut
Dress Code
Boyfriend Jackets Signify Girl Power
The long, roomy style popped up on the runways of Diane Von Furstenberg, Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Bill Blass. The shape, designers say, empowers women.
Posted 04/02/08 in The Cut
Party Lines
Peter Som Peddles to the ‘Mature’ Crowd
Peter Som restaged his first collection for Bill Blass today. Quite smartly the designer brought his show to Saks, the ultimate ladies-who-lunch destination.
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