Edeline Lee

Edeline Lee is a London-based Canadian womenswear fashion designer.

Early life and education

Edeline Lee was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with First Class Joint Honors at McGill University in 1999. She completed her Foundation in Arts and Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2000 and in 2006 graduated with a First from Central Saint Martins with a BA (Honours) Fashion Design Womenswear. [1]

Career

In between her degrees, Edeline Lee apprenticed in the studios of Alexander McQueen in London and John Galliano in Paris. She also trained at Conock & Lockie under the former Head Cutter of H. Huntsman & Sons of Savile Row in traditional methods of bespoke tailoring. She dropped out of Central Saint Martins to work as an Assistant Designer to Zac Posen in New York for two years. She returned to Central Saint Martins to finish her degree and then worked as Head Designer for Rodnik in London from 2006 to 2008. She then consulted for various companies.[2][3]

Label

In Spring Summer 2012, Edeline Lee was commissioned by jeweller Cora Sheibani to design a collection on which to display her jewellery. This accidental soft launch led to a flurry of private orders and the birth of her eponymous collection in Spring Summer 2013.[4]

Edeline Lee is known for her signature of structured, feminine shapes, with clean modernist lines, a precise attention to craftsmanship and thoughtful decorative details. She has stated that she designs for "the Future Lady". All Edeline Lee pieces are made by hand in England.[5]

Her work has been worn by Taylor Swift, Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Rebecca Hall, Solange Knowles, Livia Firth, Alicia Vikander, Paloma Faith and Roisin Murphy.

Her collection is sold at shops such as Sprezzatura, Harvey Nichols, Moda Operandi, Browns, and Kiosk.

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Edeline. "About". http://edelinelee.com/''. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ BOF Team (17 May 2012). "The Spotlight: Edeline Lee". The Business Of Fashion. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Bowles, Hamish. "Ahead of Their Time: Avant-Garde Artists Inspire Edeline Lee’s Spring 2013 Collection". Vogue Magazine. Vogue Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Macdonell, Nancy. "Werk-ing Girl: Edeline Lee". T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  5. ↑ Longo, Gianluca. "Style Insider: Edeline". Motilo. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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