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2 unusual facts about Kenneth Paul Block


Kenneth Paul Block

In the May 2009 issue of Vogue, photographer Steven Meisel, who began his career as a fashion artist, recalled Block’s composure: “He would sit there with this long cigarette holder and a polka-dot bow tie, always a sports jacket, immaculate.

Block’s incisive yet graceful brushstrokes captured the most important styles of the post-war era, including collections by Norman Norell, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Coco Chanel, James Galanos, Givenchy, Pauline Trigère, Bill Blass, Halston, and Geoffrey Beene.



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Women's Wear Daily

Illustrators: Kenneth Paul Block mid-1950s to 1992, Catherine Clayton Purnell 1969-1989 and American artist/fashion illustrator Joel Resnicoff.