Recent Press Highlights
Vogue
In a New Memoir, Jeanne Beker Tells the Story of Her Life Through Her Epic Wardrobe
“Her awareness of style, both as a marker of identity and a kind of art form, is precisely why she spent years profiling and documenting the world of high fashion on FT. And now, with a new memoir, Beker is turning the spotlight on her own relationship to clothes.”
View the Vibe
Jeanne Beker Made Fashion Herstory
“Jeanne Beker has spent the better part of five decades telling other people’s fashion stories—earning accolades and admiration along the way. And now, she continues to receive her flowers.”
Winnipeg Free Press
Fashion Forward: New Memoir Weaves Clothing into Fabric of Life
“…the book is composed of conversational, non-chronological vignettes, each centred on a different garment or accessory from a lifetime of clothes, giving readers the effect of rifling through the fashion legend’s closet while she tells them about all the treasures they find.”
Elle Canada
Jeanne Beker Has Always Lived Life To The Fullest
“Jeanne Beker feels like she has more of a fan following now than she did when her iconic show, Fashion Television—which ran from 1985 to 2012 in 130 countries around the world—was on-air.”
CityNews
Jeanne Beker releases new memoir
Breakfast Television
Jeanne Beker shares life lessons through the lens of fashion in her new memoir
CTV News
Glenbow to explore legacy of Jeanne Beker
CTV News
The trailblazer of Canadian fashion and music storytelling inspires new Calgary exhibition
“Before influencers on social media, Canada’s Jeanne Beker was bringing the world of high fashion down to earth and as Calgary’s Glenbow Museum gets a major make-over, it will include a new exhibition showcasing the pop culture icon.”
Style Canada
Boreal Book Club: Heart on My Sleeve by Jeanne Beker
“Heart on my Sleeve is more than an account of Jeanne’s many successes and accolades. It is also a testament to her perseverance, resilience, and spirit. You will enjoy her company immensely—it is as much of a treasure as she is.”
CBC
Heart on My Sleeve by Jeanne Beker
“This is not just a memoir but a wardrobe of memory. Jeanne walks us through her recollections of specific pieces of clothing and jewelry, precious items that have made an indelible impact on her. She invites readers to think more deeply about how what we wear—whether it's a thrift-store find or high-end couture—acts as a touchstone to our most treasured recollections, reminding us of who we once were or of loved ones we hold dear.”
The Toronto Star
Jeanne Beker on her tumultuous, emotional, wonderful year: “My life is an open book”
“Jeanne Beker is a part of our communal pop culture consciousness, beaming out from our TV screens since the mid-’70s. You’d know that distinctive voice anywhere, cutting through the clutter via the microphone she held in front of the most famous faces in the fashion world.”
Hello! Canada
Canadian TV icon Jeanne Beker is determined to make her breast cancer journey uplifting
“Gratitude is something that's etched into Jeanne Beker's DNA. As her legions of fans well know, the Fashion Television icon and mom of two - whose parents were both Holocaust survivors – counts her blessings more than most. And so, when she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 70, rather than go into hiding, Jeanne set about finding the joy.”
Vogue
Revisiting the Original Fashion TV Show with Jeanne Beker
“Ten years after it went off the air, Fashion Television’s legacy and influence still carries on. Not only was it truly the first program to bring Europe’s catwalks to the small screen globally, but it was also a pioneer in treating fashion as a form of TV entertainment.”
Streets of Toronto
Toronto’s Most Inspirational Women of 2022
“Jeanne Beker is a Canadian fashion icon whose influence knows no bounds.”
The Toronto Star
As she turns 70, Jeanne Beker recalls highlights of her life in fashion
“As host of a show that ran for three decades and was seen in 130 countries, she was for years easily one of Canada’s top exports – complete with those signature bangs and a voice to match: that decisive yet warm boom.”
Ottawa Citizen
Fashionista Jeanne Beker calls her parents' Holocaust story a 'family legacy'
“Beker said she pursued a career in the arts to tell stories and celebrate the power of the human spirit. Nurtured on the darkest stories imaginable, she spent her working life in the world’s fashion capitals surrounded by beauty and frivolity.”