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Title: Bare Blass by Bill Blass ISBN: 0060185554 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Rating: 4
Summary: A Man of Class........and Restraint!
Comment: I think it would be correct to say that this posthumously published memoir by a legend in the Fashion Industry was a little superficial. This is not a bad thing, but one could only hope that Blass would have opened up more about his personal life. He was a very handsome man, who happened to be gay, and not much of this part of his life is mentioned. This is understandable for his generation and the time. Another reason perhaps is because of the part he played in New York Society, and the people who surrounded him and admired him his entire life. He wanted to be a class act, looked-up to, and a proper gentleman and he will always be remembered as just that. Blass practiced style, lived and breathed it. He was an iron disciplinary, style & work came first, laughter and fun later.
This book is like an encyclopedia of encounters with the rich and famous, and well-dressed people of the world. He loved being photographed with the Reagan's, Buckley's, Kissinger's, and Vanderbilt's. His contribution to fashion, the beautiful fabrics, and well-designed clothes are legendary. Over the years, his designs stood above all the rest in New York. This book is a great introduction to the world that Bill Blass wanted to show us, a world he loved, created and played a big part in. A giant in the fashion industry that will be truly remembered, and a man of class. A perfect gentleman!
Joe Hanssen
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting book for fashionistas
Comment: My only regret from reading this book is that I will never get to meet Mr. Blass. What a really swell guy he must have been. Many situations he describes are laugh-out-loud funny--particularly his encounter with the mysterious "Ms. Fitzgerald" at Bonwit's. And just to set the record straight--my mother grew up in McMinnville TN and knew Miss Sedberry of the Sedberry Hotel--it wasn't a brothel!!
Rating: 4
Summary: Bill Blass: timeless American style, wit and class
Comment: Bare Blass written by Bill Blass and completed by Cathy Horyn soon after his death earlier this year is a lovely memoir. Bill Blass is and always will be the epitome of the modern American Gentleman: handsome, witty, charming and above all else, a unique talent in the world of fashion.
Mr. Blass is quite frank speaking about his personal life up to a point. At the outset of the book, he is very upfront about his views on sexuality and relationships. While he doesn't declare himself a homosexual, he doesn't declare himself bisexual either. He leaves that designation ambiguous: in any case does it really matter in our times?
What does matter is the legacy he leaves us from a long and illustrious career in the fashion industry. His influence can be seen in many of today's young designers: Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, and Nicole Miller to name a few. His love of color and pattern is probably inspired most by the work of Yves Saint Laurent for color/pattern, and Claire McCardell, the American doyenne of modern sportswear.
Blass has a good time telling a story and reading them is a real treat. He's not above criticism of himself and others, a refreshingly candid attitude in today's climate of political correctness and PR maneuvering.
If you enjoy reading memoirs or reading about fashion design, BARE BLASS is well worth your time.
You will be missed, Mr. Blass.
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Title: Diana Vreeland by Eleanor Dwight ISBN: 0688167381 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Oscar: The Style Inspiration and Life of Oscar De LA Renta by Sarah Mower, Anna Wintour ISBN: 2843233437 Publisher: Assouline Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Bill Blass: An American Designer by Helen O'Hagen, Kathleen Rowold, Michael Vollbracht, Helen O'Hagan ISBN: 0810932806 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: A.L.T: A Memoir by Andre Leon Talley ISBN: 0375508287 Publisher: Villard Books Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Diana Vreeland: Bazaar Years by John Esten, Katherine Betts ISBN: 0789306271 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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