“…La ruine est en réalité une construction symbolique qui s'impose dans le paysage au moment où elle est considérée, non plus comme un amas de pierres, mais comme un reste du passé dont il s'agit d'honorer les bâtisseurs, de rappeler les usages, de conserver ou de rétablir le souvenir d'événements mémorables. …”

“…Additional texts come from fashion industry professionals who worked with and knew Kublin best: an interview with his partner and muse, the model Katinka Bleeker; memories from the Italian fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri, who began his career as Kublin’s assistant in Paris in the 1960s; and a piece by Lydia Slater, editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar UK, who looks back on Kublin’s work for the magazine at a pivotal time in its history. This book honors the successes and innovations of Kublin’s career, recording for posterity his contribution to fashion photography and the iconography of the House of Balenciaga" -- Editor…”

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