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18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm
Tali Farkash
Published: 01.10.15, 23:04
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1. Benhaim is a well known & wealthy family name....
(10.02.15)
Is she related to that family and therefore it has been a bit easier for her to get into the business of what she wants to do at a young age?
2. ok she's frum so no army but what about National Service?
(10.02.15)
or is Ms. Benhaim like Ms. Rafaeli exempt because she's busy making her millions?
3. #2: National Service
Tzvika ,   Jerusalem   (10.02.15)
The substantial income tax she'll be forking over to the govt. is plenty national service.
4. @3 LOL! She's selling these clothes at home...no income tax.
(10.02.15)
will be paid...not only is she Israeli, she's religious Israeli and everyone knows they ONLY take they NEVER pay taxes.
5. Congratulations.
Ex oleh chadash   (10.03.15)
this gifted girl will change the ultra-orthodox women's appearance. Better than burka. She is gifted, clever and will do a great job. Keep going. Dress them in a bikini too, don't forget.
6. are they really unique?
iselin ,   oslo   (10.03.15)
I don't see much difference between her dresses and the winter collections of many manufacturers in the mid-price range of ready-to-wear clothing - long sleeves and low hems. Nothing earthshaking.
7. Orthodox women dont have money for fancy clothes
naro ,   nyc   (10.03.15)
8. #4: no income tax
Big Yossi ,   Israel   (10.03.15)
even if at the moment she's not fully set up as a business, it'll become a full-fledged business in short order. After all, how many seamstresses can work in her home? And FYI, until I stopped working due to disability, I paid truckloads of income tax. And I'm religious.
9. Modest Clothing
Candy Grossi ,   Temple, Ga. USA   (10.04.15)
Your style is absolutely beautiful. It proves once again that a woman can be modest and covered, yet beautiful. A Proverbs 31woman is always much more desirable.
10. Good Closts - But definitely not Sanctified
Tova ,   Canada   (10.05.15)
I like your clothes. They can be worn by any women in any country. Not religious at all. But please, Orthodox or Secular. You can sanctified material goods. Only living things can be sanctified. That means people, animals, fish, plants - only things which breath - water, air, the earth. Not Clothes, shoes, houses, cars or the even the Shabbat Elevator.
11. Beautiful young lady, beautiful clothes
Benji ,   US   (10.05.15)
Wish you truckloads of success!
12. Her mixed blue dress at second top -
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (10.06.15)
- is wery beautifull and reminds of the Israeli National standar. I dont believe in any Paris future though, perilious times is approaching in the World. Arn.Sweden.
13. A refreshing move that bucks the trend.
Tim ,   Brighton   (10.06.15)
Modesty Fashion - and could go mainstream... Thus far the trend in high fashion has been toward revealing more and more until ultimately...there is nothing left to reveal! Benhaim has met the challenge head on and produced some fabulous and stunning styles - classic, feminine and confident....that would grace any catwalk! So lets take her lead and invite some more young designers men and women from Paris, London, New York, Mexico City Rio, Buenos Aires..to go to Israel and build a critical mass of Designer Labels in Fashion and Accessories and turn this into a global Industry Preferably working out of Beershaba!
14. Wow !
Walt K ,   Sherbrooke. Canada   (10.07.15)
These are full of class and elegance.
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