Heidi Lee
Heidi Lee is a Couture Hat fashion designer who was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. 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] 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.[3]
Lee received a B.F.A. and B.G.D. in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design in 2005.[6][7] 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
[edit]- ^ Zhang, Teresa (9 August 2019). "Interview with Couture Hat Designer – Heidi Lee". The Extravagant. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Heidi Lee - Closets". StyleLikeU. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Heidi Lee, Adjunct Instructor". NYU - School of Professional Studies. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Heidi Lee". SHOWstudio. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Design Alchemist Heidi Lee Leads a Hat Workshop at The Brooklyn Museum". Brooklyn Reader. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Heidi Lee, la diseñadora detrás de la máscara de Di Mondo". Tele13 (in Spanish). Inés Matte Urrejola. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ "RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2015/16". issuu. 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ Hopkins, Brittany (22 October 2016). "Scenes From Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016". Hoodline. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ редактор, Главный (2021-01-23). "Дизайнер Heidi Lee". MAZZO (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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