Word: blass
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Blazakis has identified more than 300 photographs taken since 1982 showing Mrs. Reagan wearing outfits by such couturiers as Galanos, Hayes, Bill Blass and Adolfo. He has estimated prices for each outfit. A buyer for a leading department store independently verified the Blazakis estimates on a representative sample of 80 of these photographs. The two fashion experts placed a retail value on each ensemble; they ranged from $1,500 to more than $20,000. Both estimated the value of the whole collection at between...
...Blass and Adolfo would not comment on their arrangements with Mrs. Reagan. Beyond Crispen's statements, White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater refused any further comment on the matter...
...necessary to be a board chairman to spiff up in a tux, however. "The tuxedo is a great equalizer," suggests Chicago Fund Raiser Sugar Rautbord. "It's hard to distinguish between the head waiter and a CEO." Bill Blass, whose traditional tux designs for After Six are among the industry's best sellers, brings the whole matter down to earth and into perspective: "Ultimately, it all stems back to women. It's the gal who wants to dress up, and the fellow has to go along." That's one reason Blass has been a success for so long; he knows...
...ranking of the world's designer royalty, Lauren, 46, is the king of American sportswear, which in today's fashion parlance encompasses everything from swimsuits to semiformal evening wear. He reigns as the natural successor to Bill Blass and John Weitz, the first generation of U.S. celebrity designers. Lauren's chief rival, as coincidence would have it, comes from the same Bronx neighborhood. He is Calvin Klein, who has crafted an image of sizzling sexiness as singular as Lauren's aura of rich romance. But Lauren has kept ahead of his onetime neighbor in both popular and negotiable currency: Lauren...
...such economies that give Lutece with its four dining rooms the air of a simple country bistro -- an aura that appeals to some, but not to others. The most decor-conscious shun it, but it attracts many celebrities such as Jack Lemmon, Woody Allen and Bill Blass. Says Blass: "I love it because it has great food and because it is a bistro. I like to stop at the kitchen window and talk to Andre about what we will eat. I also like not having to jump up and embrace someone every other minute, and I like seeing...