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The Commerce Department released preliminary GDP figures today for the fourth quarter 2008 and–gulp!–it was the greatest decline in more than 26 years. In layman terms, that means that we fashionistas will be minding our pocketbooks for a while. We won’t stop shopping altogether, of course, but we will probably pay a little more attention to quality, choose classics over trends, and look for items…
Today’s dress is just a little reminder that Spring is right around the corner. I know, I know, the first day of winter is still almost three weeks away but so are all the temptations of the holiday season: eggnog, cocktails, Aunt Betty’s famous I-only-make-them-only-once-a-year-cookies, plates of candy and nut bread and yes, even fruit cake.
You might find it helpful to hang a little something…
Bill Blass believed in eliminating the superfluous from clothes and concentrating on the essentials. And that kind of thinking is what led to today’s VPOD.
This 1980s evening gown combines comfort with understated elegance. A sleeveless turtleneck bodice tops a full skirt done in a black-and-white checked acetate. But it’s the addition of those large patch pockets that sets this dress off from the rest!
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When you look at a paisley pattern do you see tadpoles or tear shapes? This distinctive fabric pattern has a long history. And while the town of Paisley, Scotland has long been associated with the design, paisley did not originate there. It can actually be traced back about 2,000 years, eventually finding its way to Europe via the East India Trading Company in the mid-18th…
Fortuny was the King of Pleats and most costume museums have one of his pleated gowns in their collection. According to one source, his pleats were created by evaporation when wet and folded silk was laid on heated tubes. Not sure what method was used to get the amazing pleats in today’s VPOD, but Bill Blass certainly appears to be channeling the master here!
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Bill Blass is an American fashion icon with quite an impressive resume that includes being a three-time winner of the Coty American Fashion Critics Award, the recipient of the first lifetime achievement award from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and one of the founding members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. He was so successful designing for Maurice Retner on Seventh Avenue in…
I looooove libraries and so I’m a huge fan of Bill Blass, who contributed $10 million to the New York Public Library in 1994. Of course, there are other reasons to be a Bill Blass fan–just look at today’s VPOD.
An extraordinary American designer, Bill Blass shows his talent here in a stunning cherry-red silk chiffon dress from the 1970s. The sculpted shape molds to the…
