IN SYDNEY, DESIGNER DION LEE MAKES HIS MENSWEAR DEBUT.
Without irony, Lee has both the look and temperament of the surfers of his homeland. Tall in height with just the slightest shadow of facial scruff, he hasn’t been on a board in years but nevertheless has been influenced by the culture—the active, yet at ease aspects of life Down Under. Born in Sydney, the designer always had an aptitude for creativity. He studied drama and performance as a young boy, but as he matured his interests grew toward the fine arts—sculpture and painting. Lee attended the Sydney Institute of Technology, and, upon finishing, established his fashion brand at the young age of 23. (“My mom was pretty nervous about it at the time,” he laughs.) His graduate collection—severe women’s ready-to-wear with architectural-inspired sartorialism—debuted at Sydney Fashion Week the next year.
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