Bill Blass Black Wool Sheath
By Bill Blass
Located in Alford, MA
LBD by Bill Blass can take you anywhere, dressed up or down.
Bill Blass Black Wool Sheath
By Bill Blass
Located in Alford, MA
LBD by Bill Blass can take you anywhere, dressed up or down.
Bill Blass 2 pc Oatmeal Wool Sheath Dress with Tie Front Coat
By Bill Blass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This timeless two piece ensemble is constructed of soft wool in a perfect neutral shade of oatmeal. The coat and dress are fully lined in nylon fabric of the the same shade. Marked...
Bill Blass 1990s Does 1960s Size 6 Beaded Silk + Wool A Line Dress + Jacket Set
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1990s does 1960s BILL BLASS ivory / off white and grey beaded A-Line dress and blazer jacket ensemble ! Textured silk blend tailored bodice and jacket. Slight A Line skirt with ...
Bill Blass 1960s A-Line Mocha Wool Mini Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Yucca Valley, CA
Super adorable 1960s space age inspired wool mini dress by Bill Blass. Such a great little piece!
Late 60s Bill Blass Multicolored Woven Wool Long Sleeve Mini Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Houston, TX
Fantastic late 60's/early 70's Bill Blass richly multicolored woven wool long sleeve dress.
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner 60s Chemise Wool Dress Size 6.
By Bill Blass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner 60s chemise orange wool dress.
Bill Blass 1970s Red Wool Dress Size 10 / 12.
By Bill Blass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bill Blass for Neiman Marcus 70s red wool dress asymmetrical cut at neckline & waist is a size 12.
Bill Blass Brown Wool Tweed A Line Button Front Dress, Circa: 1970's
By Bill Blass
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Bill Blass, Circa: 1970's long-sleeve A-line wool brown tweed button front dress, back zip with two front slit pockets and fully lined in silk.
Bill Blass Vintage Wool Black Long-sleeved Dress with Taffeta Bow Embellishments
By Bill Blass
Located in Henrico, VA
This Bill Bass dress is a beautiful work of art. It is made from 100% black dyed wool and it is long sleeved with button embellishments. The neckline of the dress is a slight plungin...
Bill Blass 1970s MOD Mini Dress with Pockets Size 6.
By Bill Blass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bill Blass 1970s MOD designed wool mini dress with pockets is a vintage size 8 but fits like a modern USA size 6.
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner Black Wool Crepe Evening Dress, Circa: 1960's
By Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner, Circa: 1960's black wool crepe evening dress with crisscross back, brass hardware, two front pockets, back zip and hook-and-eye closure.
Bill Blass Black Wool Crepe and Taffeta Cocktail Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in New York, NY
Bill Blass Black wool crepe long sleeved cocktail dress with taffeta "pouf" at hem.
Bill Blass Vintage 1970s Cherry Red Wool Coat Dress with Attached Scarf
By Bill Blass
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous cherry red wool coat dress by Bill Blass. This coat features diagonal "stitch" detailing down the front and on the sleeves as well as an attached neck scarf.
90s BILL BLASS wool jersey cut out gown
By Bill Blass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
90s Bill Blass wool jersey cut out gown with creme silk charmeuse. Bust: 30-32"/ Waist: 26"-28"/ Hip: 32"/ Length: 57"
BILL BLASS 1980s Black Wool Dress with Turtleneck and Embellishment Size 6
By Bill Blass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Bill Blass dress is composed of a black wool with beaded pockets and cuffs.
Bill Blass 60s Wool Crepe Bias Plaid A-Line Mod Dress
Located in Gresham, OR
A wonderful 60s Bill Blass bias cut plaid print in wool crepe with a funnel neck A-line dress with long zippered tapered sleeves.
1960s Bill Blass Pastel Wool Dress with Front Pockets
By Bill Blass
Located in Austin, TX
1960s Bill Blass pastel wool dress with interesting front slashed pockets.
Vintage Bill Blass 1990s Size 8 Black Long Sleeve Wool High Neck 90s Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1990s BILL BLASS black virgin wool and velvet classic strong shoulder dress!
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Size: Small - Small Medium
Vintage Bill Blass 1960s Black and Red Mod 60s Chic Wool Shift Dress LBD
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage 1960s BILL BLASS wool shift dress! Jet black soft virgin wool, with a bright lipstick red triangle detail at the neckline.
BILL BLASS Vintage 60's Dress & Jacket Set
By Bill Blass
Located in Georgetown, ME
Vintage 60's BILL BLASS Wool Dress & Jacket Set in a geometric plaid.
Bill Blass Wool Jersey Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in New York, NY
Green and brown combination wool jersey dress. Silk lined. Zipper back closure. Jewel neck line . Great day dress. Bust 38 Waist 30 hips 38 Length 37 sleeves 24 Condition: Pr...
1980's Bill Blass Red Trim Wool Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in London, GB
This striking 80's wool dress with red trim is by the great American designer Bill Blass.
Bill Blass Rhinestone Strap LBD Cocktail Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Yucca Valley, CA
Beautiful 1960s Bill Blass wool crepe cocktail dress with rhinestone straps + huge floral detail.
Bill Blass 1960's Vintage Black Sleeveless Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Toronto, ON
Vintage 1960's Bill Blass black wool sleeveless mod dress. Centre back zipper, drop waist belt, rhinestone jewelled button, lined.
Bill Blass Circa 1980s
By Bill Blass
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Bill Blass black wool crepe column dress, back zipper, front slit and fully lined.
Bill Blass 70s leopard wool dress with sash across waist size 4.
By Bill Blass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bill Blass 70s leopard wool dress with hook & eye at waist for sash that drapes across waist & chest.
Bill Blass Sophisticated Dress and coat Perfect spring Outfit
By Bill Blass
Located in New York, NY
Cafe au Lait color lite wool Bill Blass Sophisticated sleeveless Dress and overcoat with concealed buttons .
1965 Bill Blass Black & Ivory Textured Wool Dolly-Bow Mod Pockets Coat Dress
By Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner, Bill Blass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Ultra timeless and very rare Bill Blass textured wool mod dress coat dating back to his 1965 fall-winter collection.
1970s Bill Blass Vintage Dress in Blue Wool Crepe w Unique Seam Details
By Bill Blass
Located in Portland, OR
This outstanding blue wool crepe Bill Blass vintage dress appears to have never been worn.
Bill Blass 1980s Houndstooth Strapless Mini Dress with Peplum
By Bill Blass
Located in Yucca Valley, CA
Super adorable vintage 1980s/early 90s Bill Blass mini dress. Nubby houndstooth wool with faux pockets + rhinestone button front.
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner 1960s Orange Wool Knit Dress Size 6.
By Bill Blass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner 1960s orange wool knit dress is a vintage size 10 but fits like a modern USA size 6.
Beautiful Vintage White Sheer Pearl + Beads + Sequins Encrusted Shawl Scarf
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage white sheer oversized piano shawl / scarf! Feature thousands of hand-sewn pearl, beads, rhinestones and sequins. Pearl tassels feature pink iridescent pailliettes o...
Thierry Mugler Military Green Wrap Dress 1980s
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous forest green wool military influence dress by Thierry Mugler. It has a small stand up collar, long sleeves with cuffs and 2 bodice patch pockets. The dress skirt wraps ac...
Beautiful Bill Blass Vintage Sz 6 / 8 Navy Blue Silk Satin 90s Gown + Shawl
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1990s BILL BLASS Couture navy blue silk satin strapless mermaid gown and matching shawl. Strapless bodice features a super soft silk velvet in navy. Interior support holds ...
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 10
1990s Bob Mackie Size 10 Black Crepe Sexy 90s Vintage High Slit Evening Gown
By Bob Mackie
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy, yet sophisticated 1990s BOB MACKIE black crepe bodycon evening dress! Features an elegant sweetheart neckline, with satin trim. Figure flattering silhouette that hugs the body ...
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 12
Beautiful 1990s Badgley Mischka Size 12 Fully Beaded Grey Vintage 90s Deco Gown
By BADGLEY MISHCKA, Badgley Mischka
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 1990s BADGLEY MISCHKA size 12 gray fully beaded + rhinestone deco style evening gown! Features elegant 3/4 sleeves with a fitted bodice and forgiving skirt. Hand cr...
$295Sale Price|25% Off
Size: Small - Medium
1950s 50s Ivory Woven ' Rosettes ' 3/4 Sleeve Vintage Cardigan Sweater
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1950s ivory rayon cardigan! Intricate 'rosettes' embroidered throughout. Hook-and-eye closure at top neck. Extremely versatile. Great with jeans, yet perfect over a dress or ...
Bill Blass Cross Back Dress 1980s
By Bill Blass
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black jersey dress from Bill Blass. It is semi fitted with a full gathered skirt. The back is bare to just below the waist with the exception of straps which meet at a me...
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Large
1960s Jean Patou Vintage Wool Jacket + Skirt Suit Ensemble with Faux Fur Trim
By Jean Patou
Located in Sparks, NV
Completely amazing vintage 1960s Jean Patou black wool jacket and skirt ensemble with faux fur trim and gold studs. Incredible tailoring and construction and chic enamel buttons. Ful...
Ceil Chapman Vintage Black Empire Waist Gown with Beaded Bodice, c 1950 sz 6-8
By Ceil Chapman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fine vintage evening dress made by Ceil Chapman. It has an empire waist with a heavily beaded bodice at the bust. The jersey body of the dress has a sheath silhouette and a...
Geoffrey Beene Boutique Silk Dress 1960s
By Geoffrey Beene Boutique, Geoffrey Beene
Located in Water Mill, NY
A charming silk dress in a pink/black check from Geoffrey Beene. It has a black Peter pan collar, side seam pockets, black button cuffs on long sleeves and round black decorative but...
Giorgio Armani Vintage Dress Hand Beaded Fleurette on Tulle Formal Gown 40
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare and vintage Giorgio Armani gown so divinely exquisite that it can take you from the Red Carpet to the White House. Breathtaking and the epitome of the Giorgi...
1990 Christian Lacroix Lace Dress
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Austin, TX
CHRISTIAN LACROIX lace floral dress Condition: Excellent 29.5" bust, 26" waist, 29" hips, 42" length size US 4 / FR 36 / S
EPIC John Galliano Evening Gown Black Silk Dress FW 08/09
By John Galliano
Located in Berlin, BE
This black silk evening gown by John Galliano, from his Fall/Winter 08/09 Collection is one of those moments: a love letter to the art of couture at its most theatrical and refined. ...
$23,653
Size: FR40 - UK12 - US6
John Galliano Ivory Metallic Jacquard Slip Dress with Rhinestone Straps, SS 2003
By John Galliano
Located in London, GB
Bias-cut slip dress in ivory and gold-tone viscose blend jacquard, designed by John Galliano for Spring-Summer 2003. The fabric features a woven floral damask motif with metallic thr...
Stunning Thierry Mugler Archival FW 1986 Evening Gown Crystal Black Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Gorgeous extremely rare Iconic Thierry Mugler Evening Dress, FW 1986 Collection "Les Voleuses" Museum worthy Collectors Piece The most dramatic evening gown with amazing crystal rhi...
Gucci 2003 Wedding Ivory Corset Gown
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gucci 2003 Wedding Corset Dress by Tom Ford. Crafted from luxurious silk, this trained evening gown features exquisite appliquéd ribbons on the bodice, a central hook closure, and fo...
Venerated designer and philanthropist Bill Blass helped define style for women of means during the late 20th century and inspired generations of fashion industry professionals and enthusiasts all over the world.
Blass designed garments that saw a playful mingling of notes both subdued and bold, and his clothes were comfortable, easy to wear and sexy. The Indiana native was influenced by the likes of Coco Chanel and became famous for refined, simple looks that appealed to prominent women such as Brooke Astor and Gloria Vanderbilt.
Blass didn’t endeavor to produce showstoppers — he worked with quality materials, and his modern designs boasted meticulous tailoring. He glamourized sportswear with chic lines and dramatic colors, and by way of subtle, graceful ruffles or a tasteful application of sequins, he introduced modest flair to his day dresses and evening dresses. Vintage Bill Blass clothing is just as relevant today as it was during the height of his career.
Blass, who spent his spare time sketching red-carpet looks in his school notebooks as a kid, left home at 17 and moved to New York City, where he trained at the McDowell School of Fashion. After finishing design school, he joined the U.S. Army and fought in World War II. When the war was over, Blass returned to Manhattan. In 1946 he joined the fashion house Anna Miller and Co., where he worked as a design assistant for Anna Miller and her brother Maurice Rentner.
Anna Miller and Co. merged with Maurice Rentner, Ltd. in 1959, and Blass became the company's head designer. There he quickly built a name for himself and was soon a staple of the postwar fashion scene, impressing even the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar at the time, Diana Vreeland. Blass expanded into designing menswear and was the first couture designer in America to create a collection for men.
In 1970, Blass gained ownership of Rentner and renamed the company after himself. Blass employed a licensing-based business strategy, and soon his name marked a full array of accessories and apparel, including Bill Blass jeans, watches, home furnishings, eyewear and luggage. Blass's renown and success expanded considerably, as fashion bearing his name became more accessible than it had ever been.
Throughout his life, Blass made considerable contributions to the AIDS care center at Cornell Medical Center and to the New York Public Library. In 1962, he became a founding member of the Council of Fashion Designs of America (CFDA) trade association, which promotes American designers around the world. The CFDA presented Blass with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and he was the first recipient of their Humanitarian Leadership Award in 1996.
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