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 [...]
Designers
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 [...]
Designers
BK blog Fashion Report
Coming soon, our Hot off the Press from Paris and around the world Fashion Report by Frédérique Renaut… Keep Posted
Brands
The demise of Christian Lacroix Fashion House?
Fashion photos of Christian Lacroix Couture from the archives of Benjamin Kanarek by Frédérique Renaut Last week, I was approached by Elizabeth Day a writer for “The Observer” review, part of the Guardian group. She read my post on the Benjamin Kanarek Blog about Haute Couture and found the angle unusual enough to ask to [...]
Ecclectic
Our new fashion editor…
Benjamin and Frédérique called to ask me to participate as a regular on his blog as a Fashion Editor and I said, “Cool, yeah no problem.” I love the idea of being a regular on this blog. So, let me introduce myself… I am isa the designer behind “isa maïsa“. I live in a wonderful [...]
Production shoot
L’Officiel ’1986′ Cover…
Just thought I would share this cover I shot for L’Officiel in 1986 for the Haute Couture. Geez that was a while ago. I remember that Walter Chin and I were competing for the cover. During a shoot I was doing for them, Marie-José Susskind-Jalou the Editor in Chief of L’Officiel came to the studio [...]
Lighting
A Counter Argument to The End of “Haute Couture?”
I am quoting Glenda Bailey, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar offering a compelling economic argument for the institution’s importance: “When it comes to couture, in addition to the craftsmanship, which we are in danger of losing, we have to think of the sheer amount of jobs it sustains. People say we should be saving, but actually [...]
The "Biz"
The End of “Haute Couture?”
In the good old days, the “Haute Couture” shows were the most anticipated of all of the collections. It was akin to the Formula 1 of the fashion world. It is unique to Paris and all of the greatest designers the likes of Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Dior, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Jean-Louis Scherrer, [...]
