Bill Blass

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Bill Blass was an influential American fashion designer known for his elegant, tailored womenswear and high-profile collaborations with major brands.

All labels observed (5)

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Bill Blass canonical 6
Bill Blass Edition 2
Bill Blass Limited 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American fashion designer
fashion designer
human
awardReceived Cotton Council’s Cotton Fashion Award
Coty American Fashion Critics’ Award
brandName Bill Blass
collaboratedWith American Express
Ford Motor Company
Lincoln (automobile brand)
Steuben Glass
Vogue Patterns
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-06-22
dateOfDeath 2002-06-12
designed Bill Blass Edition Lincoln Continental
designedFor Bill Blass Limited
linked to: Bill Blass

Maurice Rentner Ltd.
educatedAt McKinley High School, Fort Wayne
Parsons School of Design
employer Maurice Rentner Ltd.
familyName Blass
fieldOfWork fashion design
womenswear design
founded Bill Blass Limited
linked to: Bill Blass
fullName William Ralph Blass
gender male
genre American sportswear
givenName William
hasSignatureProduct eveningwear
sportswear separates
tailored suits for women
knownFor clean, tailored lines
understated American luxury
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch U.S. Army 603rd Camouflage Battalion
militaryService United States Army
nationality American
notableFor American sportswear
elegant tailored womenswear
ready-to-wear fashion
occupation businessperson
fashion designer
placeOfBirth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
linked to: Fort Wayne, Indiana
placeOfDeath New Preston, Connecticut, United States
religion Methodism
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
sexualOrientation gay
style classic American elegance
tailored womenswear

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lincoln Mark VII trimLevel Bill Blass
Continental Mark IV trimLevel Designer Series (Bill Blass)
linked to: Bill Blass
Continental Mark V designerEdition Bill Blass Edition
linked to: Bill Blass
Continental Mark VII trimLevel Bill Blass Edition
linked to: Bill Blass
Continental Mark V (1977–1979) trimLevel Bill Blass Designer Series
linked to: Bill Blass
Prabal Gurung workedFor Bill Blass
Bill Blass founded Bill Blass Limited
linked to: Bill Blass
Bill Blass brandName Bill Blass
Bill Blass designedFor Bill Blass Limited
linked to: Bill Blass