The month in fashion: as one designer is shown the door, another threatens to quit while ahead. (News).

W, May, 2003 by Wilson, Eric

Sure, the recent fall collections looked great, but the biggest drama of the season took place almost entirely off the runways.

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Taking on the legacy of an established fashion house presents a daunting challenge for any designer, but the mighty shoes of the late Bill Blass have proven to be a particularly difficult pair to fill. In a controversial move, the company dismissed its popular creative director, Lars Nilsson, and his staff one day after he showed his fall collection during New York's fashion week Michael Groveman, Blass' chief executive officer, ...