Ken Downing Hosts Arts & Ideas Panel

FASHION THEATER: Neiman Marcus’ Ken Downing led a lively discussion Monday evening on the world of fashion, managing to garner a steady stream of laughs from attendees. The event, called “Designer As Dramatist—The Intersection of Fashion and Theater,” took place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and capped the season for the event space’s Arts & Ideas series. The Downing-led panel took the audience through the careers of designers Zac Posen and Christian Siriano along with mother-daughter models Pat and Anna Cleveland, each giving their perspectives on working in the industry. The Clevelands, featured together as part of Lanvin’s spring campaign, talked about their roles in translating designers’ works on the runway and where they find inspiration. Pat happened to fall into the business after being discovered while walking out of the New York subway and likened the industry to her flying carpet. “It’s always saved me and I’ve always said thank god for fashion because where else would I be,” she told Downing. The conversation throughout the evening also wound its way through the intricacies of the fashion business. Posen, who designs 18 seasons annually across multiple brands, equated his job pleasing editors, customers and retailers to walking a

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