BILL BLASS SIGNATURE MEN'S VINTAGE 60% COTTON/40% POLYESTER BLENDED OXFORD SHIRT

BILL BLASS SIGNATURE CLASSIC OXFORD AMAZING FABRIC Bill Blass (born June 22, 1922, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.—died June 12, 2002, New Preston, Connecticut) was an American designer who helped define the relaxed, pared-down elegance that would characterize American fashion in the late 20th century. Blass left home at age 17 to attend the Parsons School of Design in New York City. He served more than three years in the U.S. Army during World War II, and then, about 1946, at a time when American fashion began to receive the international attention that was once only afforded to French design, he joined the fashion house of Anna Miller and Co. in New York. In 1959, after the company had merged with Maurice Rentner, Ltd., Blass became the head designer of Rentner. His work became popular among high-society women in New York, and he quickly became part of a fashionable postwar scene that included Diana Vreeland, then a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar and later the influential editor of American Vogue. In 1970 Blass became owner of Rentner, which he renamed after himself. Blass pioneered the business strategy of licensing his designs and name to a huge array of fashion accessories, including home furnishings, jeans, eyewear, and luggage. As his business expanded, his name became synonymous with classic good taste. Throughout his long career, his clients—including socialites and prominent figures such as Katharine Graham and Nancy Reagan—remained devoted customers.