Heidi Lee Explained

Heidi Lee is a Couture Hat fashion designer who was born in Flushing, Queens, New York.

Early life

She grew up living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She became interested in fashion when she was six years old. She went to school for graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design.[1]

Career

Lee focuses on hats and headwear as a form of conceptual art as well as fashion elements.[2] Her work has been featured in Vogue, Visionaire, Dazed and Confused, MTV, New York Times, New York Magazine, and The Creators Project. Her works have been exhibited at the Kentucky Derby Museum, MOSI Museum's “3D Printing the Future”, and MAD Museum MAD Biennial: 100 Makers that manifest the cultural capital of NYC.” Some of her clients include Anne Hathaway, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, and Lauryn Hill.[3]

She currently runs her own fashion brand called H E I D I L E E,[4] [5] and teaches fashion classes at New York University School of Professional Studies.

Lee received a B.F.A. and B.G.D. in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design in 2005.[6] [7]

Award and recognition

Lee garnered the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Accessory Design Award in 2012 for her Cocktail Parasol Hat and Parasol Skeleton Hat designs. Her work was featured on the runway for Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016.[8]

Art runs in her family. Shiyoon Kim the Korean American character designer and concept artist is her first cousin.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Zhang . Teresa . 9 August 2019 . Interview with Couture Hat Designer – Heidi Lee . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229002135/https://www.theextravagant.com/fashion/meet-hat-enthusiast-heidi-lee/ . 29 February 2020 . 3 January 2023 . The Extravagant.
  2. Web site: 19 August 2011 . Heidi Lee - Closets . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812140159/https://stylelikeu.com/profiles-2/closets/heidi-lee/ . 12 August 2018 . 8 March 2015 . StyleLikeU.
  3. Web site: Heidi Lee, Adjunct Instructor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901111023/https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/faculty/19302-heidi-lee.html . 1 September 2017 . 3 January 2023 . NYU - School of Professional Studies.
  4. Web site: Heidi Lee . live . https://archive.today/20230104042901/https://showstudio.com/contributors/heidi_lee . 4 January 2023 . 8 March 2015 . SHOWstudio.
  5. Web site: 9 January 2014 . Design Alchemist Heidi Lee Leads a Hat Workshop at The Brooklyn Museum . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813191832/https://bkreader.com/2014/01/09/design-alchemist-heidi-lee-leads-a-hat-workshop-at-the-brooklyn-museum/ . 13 August 2022 . 8 March 2015 . Brooklyn Reader.
  6. Web site: Heidi Lee, la diseñadora detrás de la máscara de Di Mondo. Tele13. 21 February 2016 . Inés Matte Urrejola. es-LA. 2017-09-01.
  7. News: RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2015/16. 2015. issuu. 2017-09-01.
  8. News: Hopkins . Brittany . 22 October 2016 . Scenes From Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016 . Hoodline . live . 1 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210721010039/https://hoodline.com/2016/10/scenes-from-silicon-valley-fashion-week-2016/ . 21 July 2021.
  9. Web site: редактор . Главный . 2021-01-23 . Дизайнер Heidi Lee . 2023-10-20 . MAZZO . ru-RU.

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