Sketch of 2 women wearing a straight dress and a jacket, top, and pants. This is the cut out of the advertisement, and the copy reads, Have a Dazzling Holiday. Winter nights turn into wonderland with sequined and beaded pieces.The dress from Bill Blass.the separates from Black Tie. The text also includes the name of the store, the address, and regular hours. The date of 11-17-91 is written on the back. William Ralph Bill Blass (June 22, 1922 June 12, 2002) was an American fashion designer, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999). . Blass began his New York fashion career in 1945. He was a protege of Baron de Gunzburg. In 1970, after two decades of success in menswear and womenswear, he bought Maurice Rentner Ltd., which he had joined in 1959, and renamed it Bill Blass Limited. Over the next 30 years he expanded his line to include swimwear, furs, luggage, perfume, and chocolate. By 1998, his company had grown to a $700-million-a-year business. Beginning in 1976, and continuing until 1992, Blass lent his talents to the Ford Motor Company for an edition of their Continental Mark series of automobiles. In 1976, he shared model configurations with Emilio Pucci, Hubert de Givenchy, and Cartier. Each year, as goes true fashion, the interior and exterior color combinations would be updated.