Kristen Lee :: Designer Profile featuring Kristen Lee
When Kristen Lee walks into at room you sit up and take notice. From head to toe she is effortlessly striking; youthful, fashion forward and funky. A native New Yorker, she studied fashion design at Parson's and after graduating in 2002 designed womenswear for clothing label Theory. In addition she multi-tasked as a freelance stylist. However a passion for customising vintage footwear led to her bravely going out on a limb and producing a compact, capsule shoe collection in 2003. "At the time there weren't that many New York shoe designers. I felt there was a gap in the market and an opportunity for a downtown vintage aesthetic." more...