Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks | |
|---|---|
 Blanks in 2014 | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian-New Zealander |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, writer |
| Notable work | The World of Anna Sui |
| Television | Fashion File |
| Partner | Jeff Lounds |
Tim Blanks (born 1955 or 1956[1]) is a Canadian-New Zealander fashion journalist, broadcaster and writer.
Career
Blanks is the former host of the television show Fashion File, which he hosted from 1989 until 2006.[2] He worked as editor-at-large for Style.com, where he hosted Throwback Thursdays, a fashion retrospective.[3] In 2015, he became Editor-at-Large of fashion website The Business of Fashion.[4][2]
Blanks has written for a number of international magazines and newspapers, including Another, LOVE, Interview, The New York Times, Fantastic Man and System. He is the author of The World of Anna Sui and Versace Catwalk and has also contributed to monographs on, among others, Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabbana, Walter Van Beirendonck, Bottega Veneta and Dries Van Noten. In 2013, he was honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America with its Media Award, the industry's top award for fashion journalism.[5]
In 2017, Blanks became Mentor of the Master in Fashion Critique and Curation at Polimoda fashion school in Florence, Italy.[6]
Personal life
Blanks was born in Auckland, New Zealand.[7] He left the country in 1974. Blanks has lived with his partner Jeff Lounds, a perfume specialist, in London, England since 1990.[8][1]
References
- ^ a b c Macalister-Smith, Tilly (2016-03-10). "JW Anderson takes a tour of Tim Blanks' stylish West London home". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ a b Schneier, Matthew (2015-08-05). "Tim Blanks Joins the Industry Website The Business of Fashion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Throwback Thursdays with Tim Blanks". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
- ^ "Tim Blanks is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "CFDA". cfda.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ Polimoda (20 December 2022). "Tim Blanks joins Polimoda to shape the next generation of storytellers". Polimoda.
- ^ Woo, Kin (2015-07-22). "Insiders #100: Tim Blanks". AnOther Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Blanks [... won] the Eugenia Sheppard Media Award at the 2013 CFDA Awards, the prestigious industry award for fashion journalism.
- ^ "Kiwi fashion critics following their noses". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-31.