The New York Times notes that ever since Bill Blass left his eponymous house in 1999, the design company has stuggled to establish an identity without him. Monteiro is the fifth post-Blass designer to leave the line in a dramatic fashion: Steven Slowik and Lars Nilsson were both fired, Michael Vollbracht quit abruptly, and Peter Som left the label after execs terminated womenswear production in 2008. At this point, the only way Bill Blass will make a turnaround is by hiring John Galliano.
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