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Article: New York moves on: the old boy - Bill Blass - proves he hasn't lost his touch ... Anna Sui hits Frederick's of Hollywood ... and those bad girls at Miu Miu are minding their manners.
- Article from:
- WWD
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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THE OLD BOY -- BILL BLASS -- PROVES HE HASN'T LOST HIS TOUCH...ANNA SUI HITS FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD...AND THOSE BAD GIRLS AT MIU MIU ARE MINDING THEIR MANNERS.
BILL BLASS: Hats off to Bill Blass. In the collection he showed on Thursday, the old boy jumped in on the season's feminine mood with a gusto wisely tempered by common sense. "The customer is ready for a more romantic look," Blass said. "But it can't be too sweet. She doesn't want to look silly."
And if she trusts in Bill, she won't. He knows how to make a woman look smart, chic -- and timely, without looking like she has any misplaced Helmut Lang fantasies. For day, his stars were the snappy glen ...