Chris Benz
Chris Benz
Chris Benz is an American fashion designer. He gained early recognition as a recipient of a CFDA scholarship while attending Parsons School of Design. Benz interned with Marc Jacobs in college, then worked at J.Crew, before launching his own collection in 2007. His signatures include use of color, texture and prints, as well as subversion of traditional dressmaking codes and techniques. His collection is available in stores throughout United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He was inducted...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth18 November 1982
CountryUnited States of America
I always like a woman in power in politics. I think they're pretty inspirational in terms of looks to begin with. It's very calculated.
While at Parsons, I interned at Marc Jacobs, which was great. When I graduated, I went to work at J. Crew; that was also really great.
I love the challenge of taking colors that are totally disparate and making them work together in an interesting way.
I often feel like Facebook is a giant friend portfolio, and sometimes it can be a much more socially appropriate way of contacting a person as compared with texting or telephone. And never mind the fact that it's integrated into the iPhone. Makes me crazy in a super good way.
I interned with Marc Jacobs in college, then worked at J. Crew. I learned a lot about how to fit clothes and what kinds of things sell and why.
I love how New York as an idea is less a paradigm of manifest destiny and more a romance for the social orphans of the world. We live here to be among the towers and the crowds.
I particularly like Facebook because it straddles the gap between seeing people and not seeing them.
I'm drawn to girls with a certain self-effacing, humorous quality and an innate independence and point of view. I love the notion of never taking yourself too seriously or being too put together.
The best part of fashion is the interns - having them or being one.
As a designer looking to the future, you don't want to get lost in the archives.
I used to sit in bed at night and flip through design-school catalogs. I found out that Parsons accepted a small number of high school juniors, so I applied my sophomore year and got in.
Designers and musicians are primed to keep thinking forward. Once an album or collection launches, you can only think about doing the next one.
I feel like everyone should dye their hair a weird color. If you hate it, you can just dye it back.