Whilst rains have recently fallen in cities and some parts of the bush, vast numbers of Queensland and New South Wales farmers continue to suffer through a crippling drought. Over the last 16 months, Australians have given $2 million through Buy a Bale to assist drought affected farmers. Unfortunately the need for support is ongoing … Read more
By Nathan Weller. In a history making move, Australian female duo; Bec Rawlings (25) and Alex Chambers (36), are the first Australian women to fight in the UFC. A few years ago there was only a handful of Australians within UFC, however none of them were female. Fast forward to 2014 and the extreme sport … Read more
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TAT Fashion Editor, Christine Assirvaden had the privilege of chatting with Neiman Marcus’ Ken Downing on his first visit to Melbourne last week. They chatted over coffee, mulled over their love of fashion and simply enjoyed each other’s company. Here’s what the Senior Vice President and Fashion Director had to say on Aussie fashion, Vogue, his life and New York, which dominated most of their conversation.
Ken Downing on life before Neiman Marcus
I don’t think I had a life before Neiman Marcus. Actually I did… I’m from Seattle and I was very interested in fashion from a very early age – 6 years old my mother tells me. I grew up with a very fashionable mother and a very fashionable grandmother. As interested as I was in fashion, I think my parents never realised that I would actually have a valid career in fashion because fashion does not hit Seattle in a big way. So I was always very interested in how people looked, how they would dress, how their homes were decorated, and out of high school, I went to design school and I’m actually formally trained as a fashion designer. I can drape, I can draft, I can sew, I actually know how to embroider, and I can make anything from a pair of jeans, to a wedding gown. Not that I sit behind a sewing machine anymore, but I have the skills and I’ve always been very involved in the industry. I have styled in front of the camera, behind the camera, I’ve modelled, I’ve designed clothes, and it’s just always been a part of my life. Not that I was born into it, but I was just born to be in fashion.
TAT Fashion reporter Vulette Haines With a backdrop of a live orchestra, the first Designer Runway show was all a flutter with romance, flowy dresses and opulent fabrics. The show opened with Jason Grech whose designs were sultry and slinky, featuring flowing gowns of emerald greens, purples and black that wouldn’t … Read more
Sino Australia Challenge . . . Again For the second year in a row the Australian men’s basketball team (Boomers), split their best-of-four series against China . . . Read more here: https://www.theaustraliatimes.com/magazine/sport/issue/208/
The Queenscliff Music Festival is a registered not-for-profit organisation. QMF Inc. came to life through a series of public forums held in 1996 that established community support for the dream… for Queenscliff to host a great music festival. The “Last Weekend in November” was chosen with the purpose of converting a lull in the tourist … Read more
The Australia Times wants new music writers and reviewers who are looking to get some first-hand experience in the world of journalism. The Australian Times is a free, magazine based, non-aligned, grassroots, national online publication. We are a blend of professional and citizen journalism creating online content for specialist groups and the community at large. … Read more