
Debbie Harry Style Dress
As a advanced row accoutrement at Fashion Week in London, Milan, Paris and actuality at homein New York, Neiman Marcus’ Fashion Director Ken Downing plays a pivotalrole in bringing the latest trends to the streets of Long Island. We bent up withhim to allocution about what makes appearance altered from boondocks to town, why womenneed biker’s jackets and how aplomb is the best accessory.
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Long Island Press: What’s your appearance philosophy?
Ken Downing: My appearance aesthetics has consistently been, and I brainstorm will consistently be, aplomb is far added important than the clothes! When you feel good, you attending good, it’s not about a designer, a label, a amount tag, it’s about the attitude in which you abrasion clothes.
LIP: Some say “fashion” can be polarizing – an absurdity for the rich, the adolescent and the attenuate – what do you say to that?
KD: I say, appearance is across-the-board and uniting! Today what makes appearance accordant is the anniversary of the individual, the abundant account for claimed style. I accept continued been an apostle of bathrobe for yourself, award and developing your claimed point of view.There is no best aloof one anatomy type, no best aloof one color, one height, one age, one appearance of hair, one adoration or one gender. Appearance has accepted the accent of assortment and the anniversary of individuality.
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LIP: You allocution to women of all ages and sizes. What’s the one affair you acquaint them about fashion?
KD: I am amidst by women from all walks of life, of every age, size, every background. My bulletin is clear: adulation yourself, adulation your anatomy and adulation what you wear! It all goes aback to confidence. When you feel good, you attending good, you angle taller, you airing with bluster and there is consistently a animation in your eyes and in your smile.
LIP: What is your accepted accuracy about fashion?
KD: My accepted accuracy about appearance is simple: Dress for yourself, the apple should see you first, not your clothes.
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LIP: What are the top bristles pieces we charge appropriate now?
KD: Bristles things I anticipate a woman should add to her apparel appropriate now:
A clover bootie! Abrasion them morning apex and night with everything.
Something covered in sequins! A skirt, a top, a boot, a bag. A disco blaze is alarming every designer, add some personality with blinking and shine, day and night!
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A biker jacket! Punk rock/New Wave is all the rage, it will be your go to for aggregate from your admired jeans to a brawl gown…. and yes, I said brawl gown!
Fish net tights! Add an bend to your admired dress and skirts cutting this ‘80s attitude covered leg. I am obsessed!
Big, adventurous earrings! They’re bigger than Botox and anon booty off 10 years on everyone!
LIP: What beard and architecture trends are a charge for this fall?
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KD: Beauty for the Fall/Winter 2017 seasons takes afflatus from ‘80s influences of MTV Divas! Debbie Harry of Blondie, Madonna, Pat Benatar, the able choir and images that authentic an era. Start with a adventurous lip, eyes are aphotic absorption and afire and, yes, bloom is back. Nothing says ‘80s like contouring.
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