Update. It's Over For Bill Blass…As We Know It.

Bill Blass must be spinning in his grave! His empire was sold for ten million in cash. That’s less than a Wall Street golden parachute for an exec of a bankrupted company! According to WWD, NexCen Brands Inc. sold Bill Blass, one of American fashion’s most venerable names, for the paltry sum. The deal (which …

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Sign of the Times. Tracey Ross Closes

Here we go. Get prepared to see many more store closings in the upcoming months. Famed L.A. boutique, Tracey Ross, is closing on New Year’s Eve because of fallout from the recession. Ross first opened her shop, on Robertson Boulevard, in 1990 before moving to the Sunset Plaza district in West Hollywood in 1996, where …

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