Bill Blass Quotes & Sayings

My dogs.
Bill Blass, after being asked "Who or what is the greatest love of your life?" by Vanity Fair magazine — Bill Blass

Each individual piece is a calculated attempt to entice women to add to their wardrobe. — Bill Blass

Simplicity is the soul of modern elegance. — Bill Blass

Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette. — Bill Blass

Dior really was a savior. He almost single-handedly revived women's interest in clothes. — Bill Blass

Red is the ultimate cure for sadness. — Bill Blass

I have a firm belief in such things as, you know, the water, the Earth, the trees and sky. And I'm wondering, it is increasingly difficult to find those elements in nature, because it's nature I believe in rather than some spiritual thing.
Interviewer: You're not a religious man?
No. And I do suppose that science has taken, to a large extent and for a number of people, has taken the place of religion.
Interviewer: What do you mean by that?
That one can have more belief in scientific cures or scientific miracles than you do in God miracles. It's inevitable that we will eventually diffuse into nothingness ... — Bill Blass

When in doubt, wear red. — Bill Blass

We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions. No woman can be well dressed unless she is comfortable in what she is wearing. — Bill Blass

Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don't have a change, you're bored. It's the same with fashion, you know. And that, I suppose, is what style is about. — Bill Blass

Fashion can be bought by anybody; style takes discernment, it has to do with individuality. — Bill Blass

Reading has given me more satisfaction than anything else. — Bill Blass

Style is primarily a matter of instinct. — Bill Blass