The bombshell ‘60s may have returned in a flurry of lace dresses, cat eye glasses, and hourglass-inducing pencil skirts – but in this modern era, woman’s role in the office is vastly different to what it was back then. Benjamin Kanarek’s latest shoot for Harper’s Bazaar en Espanol & Mexico is like Mad Men in reverse: the female is the dominant player in this corporate…

What causes some images – some of the most breathtaking, captivating images – to get left behind on the cutting room floor? As lamented by Daniel in the past, print magazines have a physical limitation that the digital world does not, one that often results in ‘wasted art’ never to be appreciated by anyone but the artist. Today we get another sideways glimpse into the…

Update: as promised, you can now view the full behind the scenes video after the jump. I’m watching Amber Anderson in this behind-the-scenes video by Benjamin Kanarek, and wondering how I’ve never fallen in love with her before. Perhaps its because she’s one of those over-achievers who sings, models and acts (look out for her in the cast of Natalie Portman’s new flick, Your Highness)…

You may recall just a few days ago we featured a teaser of the adorable singer/model/actress Amber Anderson posing for the lens of Benjamin Kanarek. Now, in a pop of bright colours and Peggy Moffitt-inspired hair, Amber’s full shoot comes to our screens and comes to life. This type of modern update on swinging 60s dressing is something we’ll be seeing much more of –…

It’s a case of back to the future past with the second of Emmanuelle Alt’s Vogue Paris covers hitting newsstands – and bearing a striking resemblance to the magazine’s October 1997 cover (also starring Kate Moss). Sure, the more recent of the two has some male hands reaching purposefully into the frame, but there’s little hint of the fantasy that seemed to sparkle around the…

You’ve already seen Benjamin Kanarek’s stunning Haute Couture shoot for Harper’s Bazaar China; now as an added bonus here’s a behind-the-scenes video of model Marlena Szoka posing gracefully in each opulent scene. You can view the video, and the shoot, after the jump.

When we hear that Benjamin Kanarek has been working hard to put together a new shoot, we know we’re in for a treat; and doubly so where the Haute Couture collections are involved. His work for Harper’s Bazaar China, which sees Marlena Szoka wrapped up in divine Spring 2011 couture outfits and shrouded in a soft mist, doesn’t disappoint. When one imagines Haute Couture it’s…

As an era 1950s produced some of the most elegant silver-screen stars the world has ever known – including, of course, the inimitable Grace Kelly. And so it’s with an appropriateness that Benjamin Kanarek‘s latest pictorial for Harpers Bazaar en Espanol takes the title Elegant 50′s, and portrays, with polished perfection, the mood of the era. Model Michelle Westgeest sports blonde waves and full skirted…