Word: blassing
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...U.S.O. or to wrap bundles for Britain. The well-dressed man, newly attired in his double-breasted suit, could be off to vote for Roosevelt or Landon. Back in style are shoulder bags, wedgies, wrap-around fox scarves, and curly hairdos-all part of what Designer Bill Blass terms "the sexy vulgarity" of the '40s. Hot pants? You might have been arrested for calling them that, but there they were 30 years ago. "Most of the styles you see today I've worn already," remarks Rita Hayworth, who once helped make famous a garment called "shorts...
...U.C.L.A. in its first round. Rumor had it that Wicks was already committed to the N.B.A.'s Portland Trail Blazers. The battle for the bodies has become so intense this season that the hordes of agents descending on campuses almost have to stand in line. Says Norman Blass, a hard-sell recruiter for Athletics Advisory Group Inc.: "There are more agents than there are players to represent...
...ignored by WWD, you're in trouble," says Designer Anne Klein. Her collections get coverage, but she complains that WWD favors male designers, such as Oscar de La Renta, Adolfo, Bill Blass (though he was snubbed for a time), Geoffrey Beene and Yves St. Laurent. Adds Miss Klein: "If St. Laurent showed barrels with two holes cut out, I guarantee that Women's Wear would brand it the coming look. It would also note that the stays were made of teak, the nails were of the purest brass and the holes were structurally...
...Fashion Right: Bill Blass, now that he's back in WWD's good graces...
Jack-o'-Lanterns' Teeth. Valentino was first with the layered look (either a shorter skirt worn underneath a midi coat, or the skirt itself divided into tiers of different lengths), but Jacques Tiffeau, Bill Blass and Donald Brooks have added frosting. Tiffeau has wrapped a deeply slashed camel-colored midi over a maroon mini skirt and topped some of his evening wear with necklines that do not stop till they hit the waist. Bill Blass settles for the double hemline for daywear and pulls out all stops at night with a series of multilevel chiffon dresses, plus some...