Basques Parisiennes from Benjamin Kanarek’s Archives for L’OFFICIEL Paris

By Benjaminkanarek @bkanarekblog

Benjamin Kanarek’s archives are always a fun trip

“Basques Parisiennes” is a blast from 1986 styled by iconic Fashion Director for L’Officiel Paris Magazine at the time, Anne de Bry de Vertamy. The mime was a professional actor hired for the occasion and shot near the Opéra de Paris.

Benjamin was using a Nikon F1 Titanium Camera and a Tamron Mirror Cat 500 mm f8.0 lens on a monopod using Tri-X 400 iso film pushed to 1600 iso.

Basques Parisiennes for L’Officiel Paris © Benjamin Kanarek’s archives, 1986

Basques Parisiennes for L’Officiel Paris © Benjamin Kanarek’s archives, 1986

Basques Parisiennes – L’Officiel Paris photographed by Benjamin Kanarek archives 1986

The Team 

Photography by Benjamin Kanarek

Styling by Anne de Vertamy

Make Up by Steve Marino

Hair by Ivey Sullivan