▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Pat ten ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Col in ▁Richard ▁Lloyd ▁" R ick " ▁Pat ten , ▁an ▁Australian ▁naval ▁officer , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anne , ▁a ▁Scottish - born ▁public ▁servant ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁government - owned ▁tele communic ations ▁company . ▁ ▁Rick ▁and ▁Anne ▁Pat ten ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁had ▁been ▁posted , ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁birth ▁Pat ten ▁spent ▁parts ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁her ▁father ' s ▁post ings . ▁Pat ten ▁has ▁two ▁younger ▁sister s . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁received ▁her ▁primary ▁education ▁over se as . ▁She ▁excel led ▁in ▁sport ▁and ▁took ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁sw imming . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Pat ten ▁attended ▁Haw ker ▁College ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Physics , ▁Chem istry , ▁Indust rial ▁Arts , ▁Techn ical ▁Draw ing , ▁Land s cape ▁Design ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Studies . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁Land s cape ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Design ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra . ▁She ▁later ▁graduated ▁with ▁qual ifications ▁in ▁fashion ▁design ▁and ▁started ▁her ▁own ▁fashion ▁label , ▁Body ▁Polit ics . ▁The ▁first ▁bout ique ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Y ar ral um la ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8