Vollbracht Gone

This news broke over the weekend and had me somewhat upset. Michael Vollbracht, the cornerstone of the resurgent Bill Blass, decided to pack his bags and leave the company. He didn’t leave a forewarding note or anything. =(

According to WWD (who broke the news on Friday), Vollbracht might not necessarily come back into the fashion world he may just go back to designing and painting (he’s an artsy type). It’s a shame because the Bill Blass line was really coming into it’s own especially with the recent fall fashion week showing (see here). Though Vollbracht had what WWD describes as a stormy tenure at Bill Blass, his designs were universally admired. Laird Borelli at Style noted that:

“(Vollbracht) struck gold with (Angelina) Jolie’s red jersey, it isn’t surprising Vollbracht put out more knit dresses for autumn; one, a burgundy-and-camel color-block worn by Freja Beja Erichsen, had a timely eighties vibe”

Our own editor Michelle Bell stated that

The Blass collection seemed to be and “ode to fashion”. Taking a simplistic approach to and following the standards, of Halston, Norman Norell, and of course Bill Blass to recreate some of the past few decades trends and silhouettes.

Whatever is next for Vollbracht, I hope that he doesn’t stray too far from the fashion world.

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