Being that I live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world Paris and in one of the nicest districts Montmartre, I thought I would share the occasional snap shot with you. Here’s a mixed bag from Montmartre and some other districts of Paris. Hope you enjoy them…

I am not going to go in to a lengthy discourse regarding Haute Couture Designer Bernard Perris. I knew him well. I was introduced to him by Marie José Eymere Jalou the Editor in Chief of L’Officiel magazine back in the late 80′s, just before he was hired by Jean-Louis Scherrer as head designer of [...]

­­­­There’s A Time There’s a time when we will suffer There’s a time when we will fall There’s a time when we know nothing When we think we know it all When we’re lost in stormy weather Cold and stranded in the rain Life can be so dark and empty There’s no meaning only pain [...]

A Short, But Sweet Rant…”Can I Model?” After more years in this business than I want to say, one of the classic lines I have heard more than any other is “…Do you think I can model?” It has gotten to the point when I get asked “THE” question, I shirk and want to run [...]

Just wanted to announce that we just opened the Benjamin Kanarek Blog Shop.  If you have any special requests, please don’t hesitate to contact us…

Studio Fashion Everyone I know in the business have their preferences regarding focal lengths for different applications. I tend to work quite a bit shorter than most when it comes to working in closed quarters in a studio environment. I specify this for a reason. Studio work is a fixed space that you set up [...]

I was walking up in the 18th District of Paris and to my surprise off in the distance, I see what I think are a couple of stuffed toys, but as I approached, I realized that these little “Dinky Toys“ were the real deal. Let me introduce you to Coco (Of Course) and Ashley… Two [...]

I am as much of a shoe lover as the next. Even though I do not collect them, I definitely stake them out. The other day I happen come to upon an incredible pair of midnight blue pumps which I shall be designing my Autumn/Winter wardrobe around. The kicker was they were knocked down 70% [...]

The Guy and his Shoes… A bit of Black Polish might have Helped… Dominique and his friend were walking in the direction of rue Lepic and I thought, “Wow, those shoes are awesome…”. I scanned up and noticed that he was wearing a very cool velvet jacket and 70′s “punk rock like”  T-shirt. He apparently [...]

Kind of… More like Bristol in Paris or Paris with a dab of Bristol…and for the  “1st” time my Paris Street Fashion Stuff VIDEO shown below…all shot with my iPhone 3Gs! I rarely do two posts of this series in one day.  In fact I rarely do more than one every two weeks.  But walking [...]