You may have heard the news Chris Benz was named the new creative director for Bill Blass, so we decided to take a look back at this young fashion designer’s career… so far! Chris Benz was born in 1982 in Seattle, Washington and growing up in the early 90s, he spent time in his grandmother’s …
Summary: If Miss Havishman wasn’t old and bitter, and if she wore a bit of color, I think she’d be pretty pleased with Chris Benz‘s SS ’13 collection. (Let there be no mistake: this is a compliment. Miss Havisham is a personal fashion icon.) If I had a sartorial patronus, it would be in the …
Summary: Chris Benz has a head full of hot pink hair. So it should be no surprise that for his Spring 2012 collection, every piece is a reflection of that bright and poppy spirit. For his Fall 2011 collection, I had a minor complaint that the colors were a bit drab, so he must have …
Summary: Georgia is home to many things, but inspiration for a fashion collection might not be at the top of the list. It certainly was at the Fall 2011 showing of Chris Benz. While Benz was a mentor at Savannah College of Art and Design, he fell in love with all of the strange and …
Some Chicagoans are calling for a boycott of Jake Less than two months after The New York Times exposed the owners of Chicago retailer Jake of taking deliveries from various designers without payment, the designers affected have now decided they are fed up. 28 designers have banded together—hailing from New York, Los Angeles, Paris, …
