BILL BLASS Not only celebrated for the clothes he designs but for the lifestyles he leads, Bill Blass has become both socially and fashionably desirable over the past 60 years. Bill Blass left his hometown in Indiana at the age of 17 and made his way to New York. Currently at the age of 77, after three years of service in World War II, numerous career achievements, various awards, a high regard of social responsibility, and an outstanding “…showed first 75 words of 1243 total…

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