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 went to Parsons. American sportswear was my education, and that is what is important to me.
I'm always inspired by all of my friends. I aspire to make clothes that my friends would want to wear, that they would gravitate towards anyway.
Life in New York is one of succumbing to a tidal wave of control and direction, of numbing oneself to emotion.
I particularly like Facebook because it straddles the gap between seeing people and not seeing them.
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.