Bill Blass, the Glossary
William Ralph Blass (June 22, 1922 – June 12, 2002) was an American fashion designer.[1]
Table of Contents
48 relations: Allies of World War II, Anne Klein (fashion designer), Antiquities, Baggage, Battle of the Bulge, Bill Blass Group, Brooke Astor, Cartier (jeweler), Cathy Horyn, Chocolate, Cinema of the United States, Congressional Gold Medal, Coty Award, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Dummy tank, Emilio Pucci, Evening gown, Fashion design, Fashion Institute of Technology, Ford Motor Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fur, German Army (1935–1945), Ghost Army, Gloria Vanderbilt, Happy Rockefeller, Hubert de Givenchy, International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List, Jessye Norman, Lincoln Mark series, Mademoiselle (magazine), Manhattan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Groveman, Nancy Kissinger, New Preston, Connecticut, New York Public Library, New York Public Library Main Branch, Nicolas de Gunzburg, Operation Plunder, Parsons School of Design, Patricia Buckley, Perfume, Sales, Swimsuit, The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show, The New Yorker, United States Army.
- LGBT history in Indiana
Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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Anne Klein (fashion designer)
Anne Klein (born Hannah Golofsky; August 3, 1923 – March 19, 1974) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman, a founder and namesake of Anne Klein & Company (owned by WHP Global as of July 2019). Bill Blass and Anne Klein (fashion designer) are American fashion designers.
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Antiquities
Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Persia (Iran), Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures.
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Baggage
Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.
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Bill Blass Group
Bill Blass Group replaces what was formerly Bill Blass Limited, a fashion house founded by American designer Bill Blass.
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Brooke Astor
Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer.
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Cartier (jeweler)
Cartier International SNC, or simply Cartier, is a French luxury-goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, leather goods, watches, sunglasses and eyeglasses.
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Cathy Horyn
Cathy Horyn (born September 11, 1956) is an American fashion critic and journalist who worked for The New York Times from 1998 until 2014 where she had the highly noted and provocative blog.
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Chocolate
Chocolate or cocoa is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century.
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Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Coty Award
The Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards (awarded 1943–1984) were created in 1942 by the cosmetics and perfume company Coty to promote and celebrate American fashion, and encourage design during the Second World War.
Council of Fashion Designers of America
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA), founded in 1962 by publicist Eleanor Lambert, and headquartered in Manhattan, is a not-for-profit trade association comprising a membership of over 450 American fashion and accessory designers.
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Dummy tank
Dummy tanks superficially resemble real tanks and are often deployed as a means of military deception in the absence of real tanks.
Emilio Pucci
Don Emilio Pucci, Marchese di Barsento (20 November 1914 – 29 November 1992) was an Italian aristocrat, fashion designer and politician.
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Evening gown
An evening gown, evening dress or gown is a long dress usually worn at formal occasions.
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Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories.
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Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a public college in New York City.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States.
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Fur
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of almost all mammals.
German Army (1935–1945)
The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.
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Ghost Army
The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops.
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. Bill Blass and Gloria Vanderbilt are American fashion designers.
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Happy Rockefeller
Margaretta Large "Happy" Rockefeller (née Fitler, formerly Murphy; June 9, 1926 – May 19, 2015) was a philanthropist who, as the wife of vice president Nelson Rockefeller, served as second lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
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Hubert de Givenchy
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French aristocrat and fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952.
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International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List
The International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time.
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Jessye Norman
Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist.
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Lincoln Mark series
The Continental Mark series (later Lincoln Mark series) is a series of personal luxury cars that was produced by Ford Motor Company.
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Mademoiselle (magazine)
Mademoiselle was a women's magazine first published in 1935 by Street & Smith and later acquired by Condé Nast Publications.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
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Michael Groveman
Michael Groveman (born 1962) is an American businessman who served as the CEO of Bill Blass limited from 1990 to 2007.
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Nancy Kissinger
Nancy Sharon Kissinger (née Maginnes; born April 13, 1934) is an American philanthropist and Rockefeller political aide, and the widow of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
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New Preston, Connecticut
New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwestern corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
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New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City.
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New York Public Library Main Branch
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (commonly known as the Main Branch, the 42nd Street Library, or just the New York Public Library) is the flagship building in the New York Public Library system in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
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Nicolas de Gunzburg
Nicolas Louis Alexandre de Gunzburg (12 December 1904 – 20 February 1981), also known as Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg, was a French-born magazine editor and socialite.
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Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was a military operation to cross the Rhine on the night of 23 March 1945, launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
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Parsons School of Design
Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
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Patricia Buckley
Patricia Aldyen Austin Buckley (Taylor; July 1, 1926 – April 15, 2007) was a Canadian-American socialite, noted for her fundraising activities.
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Perfume
Perfume (parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent.
Sales
Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods sold in a given targeted time period.
Swimsuit
A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing.
The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show
The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show was a historic fashion show held on November 28, 1973, in the Palace of Versailles to raise money for its restoration.
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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See also
LGBT history in Indiana
- Baskin v. Bogan
- Bill Blass
- Damien Center
- Ernestine Eckstein
- Fix This Now
- Janet Flanner
- Margaret C. Anderson
- Randy Boyd (writer)
- Stan Berg
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Blass
Also known as Bill Blass (designer), Blass, Bill.