Resolve American Blazers Bankrupt

NexCen eventually announced the closing of Bill Blass, which has been declining since Bill Blass retired in 1999 and sold the brand. The article "The Long Fall of the House of Blass" by The New York Times' Eric Wilson discusses how the legendary designer brand was dumped.

The economic downturn Bill Blass shut down

For a few weeks, Bill Blass, to which NexCen belongs, has a worrying outlook. There is now official news: This brand will be closed. "The New York Times" reported that the company will close the exhibition hall on Seventh Avenue and cut 30 posts by Friday. Michael Vollbracht has been designing this line from 2003 to 2007. He told The New York Times that he had heard that the company had to make a decision to shut down due to the economic downturn. He sighed: "The end of Bill Blass is not just a message of grief. It is also an unexpected wake-up call for this industry."

In fact, this brand has been turbulent for the past six months. Peter Som left, and NexCen could not find a buyer. Due to internal uncertainties in the company, retailers did not buy Som's 2009 spring series. NexCen is still trying to sell the brand and hopes that the platform will be reborn in someone’s hands.

How does Bill Blass go down?

Bill Blass is perhaps the most famous designer in the United States. He is closely associated with American social celebrities and not only dresses them but also often supper with them. Bill Blass had more than 40 authorized categories in the 1990s, with sales reaching 500 million U.S. dollars.