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The Paris Fashion Week Report for Spring-Summer 2013 – Part 2

Paris Fashion Week is over. Last time I left you, we found a way to stay sober while keeping a sexy silhouette. Sober we’ll stay, and we’ll love to dress out like if it was a costume ball.

Marta Español photographed by Santiago Esteban for Elle Russia, February 2011

French Woman Carine Roitfeld Knows Sensuality Is Not a Sin

In February Emmanuelle Alt, new editor-in-chief of VOGUE Paris, talked to VOGUE US about her plans for the magazine. “More French girls, more French lifestyle… . I always want a relationship with reality: nothing too sexy or provocative or fashion victim. Even I love to dream, I want the magazine to feature a girl who [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Some New Ways of Being Discovered as a Fashion Designer

Who in their right mind would not love to be discovered for their artistic and design talent? A gatekeeper who plucks them among the masses and propels their career into the infinity.

Your City Street Fashion Stuff from Jess Dempsey in Melbourne Australia

If you don’t know Jess Dempsey, you will now. Jess is the owner of the blog called “What Would Karl Do“ I love that name, so appropriate. I got this really cute e-mail that I decided to leave un-edited… Hi Benjamin, OK…. Call me crazy, but I could not decide out of these four snaps!! [...]

Luana Tiefke for VOGUE Brazil © Benjamin Kanarek

Model Luana Teifke in VOGUE Brazil October 2010 by Benjamin Kanarek

Before the cold hits us all, we sheltered in a cozy ice cave with the musical instrument furniture-sculptures of Pierre Arman presented in the Arman Suite at the Hôtel Lutetia. Brazilian Model Luana Teifke is showcased as the sophisticated CHANEL Yeti-Woman playing a Symphony on Ice photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for VOGUE Brazil.

Christelle Lefranc in "Guardian Angel" © Benjamin-Kanarek

Some Thoughts about the Fashion Industry and Photography for New Be’s

I just wanted to share some thoughts with you regarding getting in to the Fashion Business with the hope that you garner some sense of perspective regarding this subject.