We should all adhere to the motto “Don’t be afraid, and never give up!” Quite fitting as I’ve adopted it from my idol, Canadian face of fashion, Jeanne Beker whom I’ve had the amazing opportunity to interview for the second time this year, thank you very much!
Looking gracious and gorgeous dressed in classic black and towering in pretty platforms, our meet was over her sixth book and second autobiography titled Finding Myself in Fashion. I for one love to read, so it was no surprise when I avidly devoured her candid and poignant story of a woman “set out to live a life that was not just great but extraordinary”. Make no mistake, it’s beyond the gloss of bubbles swinging and air-kissing.
In her continuous effort of democratizing the lofty world of fashion, she humbly shares her heartfelt moments that took stage on and off screen. We discover a real woman, akin to you and I, faced with her own set of trials and tribulations; she is honest in her count of her 18-year marriage split, proves bravado by holding helm as sole Fashion Television host and plenty of gusto balancing her remarkable life.
Often admired for her fearlessness in the fashion foray, she attributes her own tenacious drive to her beloved Holocaust-survivor parents reflected in the chapter “Survival Mode”.
Journalist, business woman and mother of two, Jeanne Beker has much to be “proud as punch” as she recurrently expresses.
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