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Haider Ackermann RTW SS 2013 © Marcus Tondo

Bouncing from Extravagance to Rigor in Paris Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2013 Collections Part 1

As sung by Anna Dello Russo in her “Fashion Shower” video for H&M: “nothing sexy like excess”. Well, for Spring/Summer 2013, we’ll fall into the excess, the immoderation of our moods. While depression settles in the world, we’ll think about the past to escape it…

Herve Leger Max Azria Mood-Board Spring-Summer 2012

Glorious Glowing Gold and Molten Magic Metal Fashion Trends

All I want to share with you is how excited I was when I experienced this beautiful Spring 2012 collection from Hervé Léger…

Toni Garrn in Azzedine Alaïa Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2011-12 © Alaïa

There are Haute Couture Fashion Collections and then…There is Azzedine Alaïa

That news alone was worth attending the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week for Fall-Winter 2011-2012 – The return of the “Body-Consciousness” Master, Azzedine Alaïa.

Nicki Minaj wearing Manish Arora dress at the American Music Awars 2010 © Kyle Rover

Ecclectic, Electric and Energetic Manish Arora the Sultan of New Delhi

… Or, Just Having Fun and Learning How to Play In my many years as a fashion photographer, I have been privileged to have captured the couture designs of everyone from Dior to Pierre Cardin, from Viktor and Rolf to Karl Lagerfeld… There is a name that started echoing in my circle that began to [...]

John Galliano Off With His Crown

If someone were to tell me I would be replacing John Galliano as the head designer for DIOR, I would not jump on the opportunity.

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LVMH Needs Supremely Talented Dior Designer With Smart Sensuality Values

John Galliano replacement at Christian Dior must have more egalitarian, respectful values about Smart Sensuality women as 21st century luxury customers

John Galliano, The Calling of The Phoenix

The fashion Industry was in uproar last week after John Galliano was dismissed as Creative Director from Christian Dior following numerous anti-Semitic allegations made against the designer. Galliano has denied all allegations made against him and claimed that he is of partial Jewish ancestry, although this has not been verified. The dismissal on 1st March [...]

Haider Ackermann for W Magazine © Inez van Lamsveerde & Vinoodh Matadin

Haider Ackermann’s ascension to… Christian Dior?

Haider Ackermann is one of my favorite new designers when it comes to womens’ clothing. Will Haider Ackermann’s ascension lead him to… Christian Dior?

Gwyneth Paltrow wearing Calvin Klein © DR

The 2011 83rd Oscar Awards Red Carpet Report

It’s Friday evening and the start of Oscar weekend. As I look out of my window, from high up in the Hollywood hills, I can barely see through the heavy mist and fog. My hairdresser and manicurist are both running late due to the treacherous rain and gridlock traffic. The dress I had planned on [...]

Maria Carla Boscono for Loewe Spring 2011 Campaign

The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 16-Do You Know When to Shoot?

Do you know when to do a fashion shoot? This is a vitally important issue. Because if you do not know when to shoot your fashion story, chances are you won’t get the stylist, model, hair, make up artist or manicurist for your very important shoot. Now most of us who have been in this [...]

Snowdance Fashion at the Sundance Film Festival

Independent Hollywood filmmakers take over the small town of Park City, Utah, for the Sundance film festival – A perfect time to take to the beautiful slopes of the Canyon resort

Katie Fogarty and Benjamin Kanarek also Published in Harper’s BAZAAR China February 2011 Issue

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Michelle Westgeest in Harper’s BAZAAR en Español by Benjamin Kanarek

Harpers BAZAAR en Espanol celebrates the elegance of the fashion from the 50′s photographed by Benjamin Kanarek with Michelle Westgeest

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Katie Fogarty in Harper’s BAZAAR HK by Benjamin Kanarek – Haute Couture

Katie Fogarty stars in the fabulous “Tales of the Unexpected” shot by Benjamin Kanarek for Harper’s BAZAAR HONG KONG October 2010 – Haute Couture FW 2010/2011

The Buzz #1 My Baby Blues

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 Fashion Playground from Chanel to McQueen…

Or… How I forgot to move on and am still on the Merry-Go-Round by: Benjamin Kanarek Looking around me during one of my fashion shoots, something struck me as very interesting and that was that those around me who were considered the Fashionably Fashionable were more than just Fashion conscious, they were attuned to a [...]

Retouching… Much Ado About Nothing

Is the April issue of French Marie Claire “throwing stones into the water? ” Their whole issue is without any retouching! Finally the readers will be exposed to the RAW truth without the artificial frills!

Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2010 – BK blog fashion report

The Best Of and the Worst Of… My Picks Looks – Stéphane Rolland, Chanel, Armani Privé 21 collections were presented to the press: from 10 Official Members (Adeline André, Anne Valérie Hash, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dominique Sirop, Franck Sorbier, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Maurizio Galante, Stéphane Rolland missing Christian Lacroix this season) from 4 Correspondents [...]

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