Ken Downing of Neiman Marcus Reveals Trends for Spring 2013

Ken Downing

Anyone who follows fashion, hangs on every word from Ken Downing. He is the Senior Vice President and Fashion Director for Neiman Marcus. According to Neiman's CEO Karen Katz, Downing is also the brand ambassador and face of NM to the world. Yet he is most annoyingly not on any social channel.

Ken, we really HAVE to do something about this...

I attended a The YES! Event benefiting The Legacy at Preston Hollow: Dallas Home for the Jewish Aged today as a guest of NM. Katz and Downing were the featured guests and led a discussion called 'The Art of Fashion: A View from the Front Row and Beyond'.  I was thrilled to hear Downing reveal an advance look at THE LIST for Spring 2013.

For those of you who aren't familiar with THE LIST, let me 'splain. Downing attends over 400 fashion shows every season. From London to Paris, Hong Kong to NYC. He then percolates everything he's seen and compiles THE LIST.  This Trend List is then given to his buyers to use as their road map when purchasing for the store.  It is also released to consumers so that you know what has the NM stamp of approval. If Ken Downing says Orange is the new neutral - trust me - we will all be wearing orange that season.