Not Who You Are, But Who You Wear.

 GOLDEN GLOBES 

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace, Brad Pitt in Ferragamo 

Julianne Moore in Chanel & Fred Leighton Jewels

Rooney Mara in Nina Ricci 

Michelle Williams in Jason Wu

[above photos by Tyler Boye]

Kristen Wiig in Bill Blass & Fred Leighton

[photo by Getty Images]

Emma Stone in Lanvin

[photo by Getty Images]

Who's Next For Bill Blass?

"It's been a very good year for Richard Chai, following his well-received Fall women's collection and the Spring 2009 launch of his men's line, which was celebrated last Thursday at Barneys New York. Now, it appears the designer's star will rise even higher. Several industry sources have indicated that he is in talks with the new owner of Bill Blass, Peacock International Holdings, about the creative director position at the house. "I'm afraid we can't comment at the moment," said a Chai spokesperson of the rumors. "We can't comment on who we're interviewing for the position," Peacock's executive vice president of licensing and sales Scott Patti told The Daily. He did, however, confirm that the announcement of a new creative director will be made in a month or so.

Chai, an industry veteran with a loyal following that caters to both downtown and uptown clientele, began his career launching the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection. He then moved on to TSE before launching his eponymous collection in 2004. Chai won the Ecco Domani award in 2005, and in 2008, he was named one of the ten finalists in the running for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Chai proved his mass appeal by designing a capsule collection for Target's Go! International brand last fall.

Bill Blass Couture abruptly closed on December 19, when parent company Nexcen Holdings (which acquired the Bill Blass brand in February 2007) let go 80% of its 34 employees. Ten days later, Nexcen sold the remainder of the label (which continues to operate about 20 licenses) to Peacock International Holdings for approximately 10 million dollars. The Wall Street Journal reported that Peacock is angling to relaunch the Bill Blass collection in the next 9-12 months, following a 6-month embargo period that was a term of their contract with Nexcen. "Michael Vollbracht was terrific--they were all pretty good, but there was some conflict that (they seemed to have) with the company," Patti told the Journal at the time. "You need somebody with a vision that really ties in to the Bill Blass DNA--and you need consistency, someone who will be in place beyond a year or two." " - Fashion Week Daily

Not Who You Are, But Who You Wear

Rachel Bilson in Dolce & Gabbana
*photo by Getty Images


Kate Winslet in Balmain
*photo by Getty Images


Whitney Port in Diane Von Furstenberg
*photo by Wire Image


Joel Madden & Nicole Richie in Dolce & Gabbana
*Photo by Getty Images


Cameron Diaz in Bill Blass & Mary Norton clutch
*Photo by Wenn

Bill Blass Sample Sale (NYC)

Bill Blass Sample Sale
Up to 70% off Fall '08 items
Mon. Oct. 27th thru Wed. Oct. 29th
10am-5pm
at 550 Seventh Ave. 12th FL

(*photo by Marcio Madeira)

Get Ready For Fall '08: Bill Blass

Material Girls

Anne Hathaway in Bill Blass

*photo by Wire Image

Charlize Theron in a Christian Lacroix dress

and Dior ankle boots

*photo by Wire Image

Heidi Klum in RM by Roland Mouret dress

*photo by Wire Image

Mary Louise Parker in Alberta Ferretti dress 

and shoes by Rene Caovilla

Rachel Bilson in Herve Leger, Lanvin shoes

and Romanek Los Angeles clutch

Bill Blass Resort 2009

Bill Blass Resort 2009

New York - "I wanted color, I wanted happy - a little bit of quirkiness," said Peter Som of his Resort collection for Bill Blass.  The strong outing focused on the signature of the house: ladylike American dressing. ..."

- Laird Borrelli-Persson / Style.com

Bill Blass Sample Sale

Bill Blass Sample Sale

70% off 

Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th 

10am - 5pm

at 550 Seventh Avenue., 12th Floor

(cash or major credit cards only)

***15% of the proceeds will be

donated to the Southampton Fresh Air Home

(a non-profit camp for physically challenged children)

Social Studies: Zani Gugelman

SOCIAL GIRL: ZANI GUGELMAN 

HOME: NEW YORK CITY

Zani Gugelman at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York City (November 2007)

*Photo: WireImage

Three things to know about Zani Gugleman:

1. She designs her own collection of fine jewelry, Filigrana by Zani.

2. Zani was a late bloomer, her ears remained virgin until the age of 24. 

3. She was formerly the face of Bill Blass. 

View Zani Gugelman's fine jewelry collection at Filigrana By Zani.