Bill Blass
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"William Ralph "Bill" Blass" was an American fashion designer, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999).

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There's a common cheek, and it's this pastel pink, really pretty cheek.

Style is primarily a matter of instinct.

They are clothes for the American woman, for every aspect of her life, and every part of the country, ... There's no shock, very little to dazzle, just beautifully made clothes, beautiful fabrics in simple designs. Increasingly, I hear people say they can't find anything to wear, so that's what this is about.

Each individual piece is a calculated attempt to entice women to add to their wardrobe.

There's never been so much money. Certainly, we've never known such an affluent society.

Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette.

[He uses mainly silk and light wool in the collection.] People the world over want clothes that are lightweight, ... They may add another layer, but basically the clothes are sheer (and) very, very soft.

Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.

There comes a time in anybody's career where there might be a moment to step down -- and honey, this may well be it.