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I’m sure you have heard something like this: from your tip of nose to end of the finger tips measures about a yard, or the circumstance of your neck pretty much dictates the measurement of your waist measurement in half.  So I was cleaning my closet out during the Memorial day weekend, and I was surprised to see I still had this self experimental anatomy project using a old pair of Gap jean during my first year of F.I.T.

In one of super early year of 90’s, I took a pair of over dyed Gap “Bell Bottom” Jean (Yes, Bell Bottom Jean!) and completely took it into parts and re made into a small jacket. A small jacket that fits me perfect. And this was one hell of fun project because I could totally discover that Human Anatomy worked a Magic. The rise just fits perfectly around my neck opening, the leg is just enough to cut into sleeves. The waist is waist, so it’s a perfect waist. Now I do not recall exactly where the band collar piece came from , But I do vaguely remember that the subtle curve of the collar was not my artistic approach, it was what it was. It came from certain part of jean it just fit perfect. Studding I did years after when I was designing Tommy Jeans. I was very much into studding then, I was studding even my check book cover. Certain satisfaction you get after studding to see how much you have done and so on… Anyway, Take a look at them!

The key point is actually one part of body measurement totally works or fits other part of the body. So fascinating…!

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It’s that time, the World Cup!!  What an exciting event! And I feel extra special about South Africa is hosting this amazing world event this year. A few years ago, I had a privilege to visit Cape town and Madagascar in South Africa. Tony Kretten, Michael Jarvela and myself were 3 main designers who launched the (RED) line within the Gap brand as an effort to educate and help people with Aids in Africa along 4 other major world wide partners: Motorola, Amex, Converse and Apple. The (RED) was founded by a lead singer of U2, Bono, and Bobby Shriver, a current mayor of Santa Monica and long time activist with below in their mind.

Here’s the manifesto of  (RED): www.joinred.com

(RED)™ IS A SIMPLE IDEA THAT TRANSFORMS OUR COLLECTIVE POWER AS SHOPPERS INTO A FINANCIAL FORCE THAT HELPS THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV IN AFRICA. TO DATE, $150 MILLION HAS BEEN GENERATED AND 5 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HELPED THROUGH GLOBAL FUND PROGRAMS THAT (RED) SUPPORTS. WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO BUY PRODUCTS FROM (RED) PARTNER COMPANIES UP TO 50% OF THE PROFIT GOES TOWARDS ELIMINATING AIDS IN AFRICA.

IMG_3797IMG_3798IMG_3799IMG_3814Actual few proto styles of (RED) first Launch Collection back in 1995. INSPI(RED) tee, (RED) jean, hoodies… The bottom photo shows Men’s and Women’s surplus jacket from the sketch book. Below continues on following seasons’ inspiration photos, scribbles, brain storms and sketches. We were all fired up to be inspired by the beauty and the culture of land of Africa itself for continuing seasons to develop the line. Ghana, Namibia, Kassena, Cape Town…

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IMG_3800africa1africa2This was one of my favorite season. I was whole lot inspired by the beauty of Kassena Country of Africa’s Architecture and their most amazing murals.

africa3africa4This Safety pin with one African bead was the Pink ribbon that fights against the AIDS for Gap (RED).

africa5The Town Ship of Cape Town. Where the majority of locals live. Brightly painted Patched wooden walls inspired me to create things that were joined, pieced and stacked with great help of Emily Harris, my long time favorite graphic Artist.

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Now Gap’s first 5 years dedicated participation of this amazing journey has been just ended but I hope one day we will re-join the (RED) in bigger and better way. When I was actively designing the RED line such as simple Graphic tees to jeans,woven shirts, sweaters and leather jackets, I was sent along Kim Lim, an amazing woman who really worked her heart out for RED under the Gap brand to go visit all the vendors and factories who were actually doing the production in South Africa. From NY to Paris, Paris to Senegal then finally to Johannesburg then to Cape Town. What a long journey to get there …! And,  I was on constant short flights within the South Africa region to visit one of the most prominent Design expo, INDABA( which means ‘ Bringing together’ in South African) in Cape town,  and also the vendors who produced all our graphic tees and  some of the woven pieces and  a few other vendors in Durban and Madagascar as well.

All of these were such an eye opening experience for me.  One, I knew I underestimated Africa. I mean What did I reaaaallly know about Africa? Hunger? the Aids? then what? Who knew so many haute couture houses such as Chanel and Armani were working together with one of the most highly skilled textile houses and trim suppliers. INDABA expo completely blew my mind. So many artists based in South Africa were already well established working with top interior design firms and brands providing one of kind lamp to artistic pottery, furniture and more world wide. And You know what?  They were cutting edge Modern. Also I had met most amazing people with cause ( yes to help and build the South Africa) by utilizing their creativity at the expo. The scene of Cape town also surprised me. Despite of 15 or more Townships (undeveloped and poor urban living towns for non whites in Cape Town), many parts of the city was quite well developed reminding parts of here in NYC.

But then Yes, it is true that majority of locals do live in this poor Town ships with impossible to cure disease.  South Africa along the rest of Africa does have a huge problem of AIDS. I mean the factories that I visited literally have to calculate the possible deaths of their workers up coming from having an AIDS into their productivity for their production. All the Airports or many other places that require steady work force in Africa have similar problems. Can you believe such a death is so common that you have to constantly fill in the work force?  This causes vicious cycle as follow: the death-new worker-re-training-wasted time over the learning curve -lack of experts in their field-poor quality – death… Ahhh, It breaks my heart..

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Local MarketA local market scenes at Madagascar. I absolutely loved the market! Ton of hand crafts to textile, it’s super colorful. But then this is one of my favorite photo of the market. The Blue sky and quite view. It feels peaceful…

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fabulous cape towner *I thought her look was super interesting in her thrown in together outfit. And of course… the Bare feet. in Madagascar, maybe good half of the population does not own a pair of shoes. Of course the factories where I had visited they did, but on the street it is much easier to spot people without shoes than ones with shoes.

water hole for residentsUNESCO built water holes. I heard most of locals does not have water at home in Madagascar. You will see water holes here and there through out the town. There are ton of people living on the street and wash up their clothes and sheets in the small river when it rains and lay them on the grass field off the street to dry them. It was such a humbling experience to see what they have and realize what I have.

cape townCape town scene across the street from a small Bed and Breakfast where me and Kim had stayed.

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table moutain at Cape townA view of Table mountain Cape Town.

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I really hope the World Cup 2010 in South Africa will give a healthy financial and mental lift to the land. Mostly for the people who suffers and dying. The Young Generation. Also I hope South Africa government can somehow utilize this opportunity to get some serious attention from the world to help out their social issues-lack of education, poverty and AIDS. So many people live with their myth in Africa. People think AIDS will go away if they can sleep with a virgin or have a connection with their God through a ritual ceremony. We need a constructive education that starts from the womb of a mother for people in Africa and the world. We need a powerful wake up call.

Africa, It’s year 2010 and You are the one who is hosting the FIFA today! I want you to succeed. Succeed in building a better economy, succeed in educating, succeed in healing and succeeding in hosting the World Cup!

And you can help right now by joining (RED)!

joinred.com/takeaction

Back in May,  I had an awesome opportunity to give a lecture/discussion at Metropolitan Museum  as a related event to ” American Women” Exhibition. The American Women Exhibition was made possible with collaboration between Brooklyn Museum’s Costume Collection and the Costume Institute of Metropolitan Museum.

on June 3, a blog about my lecture was posted on Brooklyn Museum blog site. Check it out!

Quote from the Posting as follow! :

“In celebration of the new relationship between Brooklyn Museum’s Costume Collection and the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, teen programs at both museums have joined forces to offer fashion related events for teens.

On Friday, May 14, Brooklyn Museum Apprentices visited The Metropolitan Museum for the teen event, A Conversation with Two Artists: Fashion! Also attending the event were other teens from across the city. Jaehee Park, a design director at the Gap, and Andrew Bolton, Curator of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum discussed their influences and work/life experiences in the fashion world.

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Jaehee Park showed off her sketch book and talked about the six t-shirts she designed in conjunction with The Metropolitan’s exhibition American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.  All six t-shirts are now on sale in Gap stores.  Andrew Bolton talked about exhibition design and made suggestions for those interested in becoming fashion curators. He recommends majoring in art or design history as an undergraduate and then focusing on fashion history in graduate school.

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This teen event kicked off the T-shirt Design Competition for Teens being sponsored in conjunction with the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum. Teens entering the design contest must visit the The Metropolitan Museum’s fashion exhibition and Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition, American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection to gather inspiration and design ideas. The deadline for submissions is June 14, 2010.

Other teen events include a teen night at the Brooklyn Museum and a teen festival at The Metropolitan Museum. The Brooklyn Museum’s Teen Night: Focus on Fashion will feature a dance party, performances, and hands-on art making. The event will be held on Friday, June 4 starting at 5:00 pm in the lobby. Teens are encouraged to come dressed in fashions inspired by their favorite period in American history. The Metropolitan’s Teen Festival: From Suffragist to Sirens celebrates the winners of the T-shirt design competition on Saturday, July 17 from 11:00 am-2:00 pm. Hands-on art making activities will be features at the festival.”

www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/06/03/teens-unite-at-two-institutions/


So many lights going through my mind now. Neon like glowing lights. Feeling charged creatively yet I struggle not knowing how exactly I should express it. It is opening up a bar buying the corner lot on Washington? Should I start a little line tomorrow? Start the master cleansing today? That would at least re-start my own system. Why all of sudden these neon green looks hot to me? Even the $0.99 garden green and pink neon cups catch my eyes in the dirty sink. Gael is even drawing so called ” Cactus” on his drawing pad. And It looks darn good.  Keeping a scrap book is always a good way to get it going. I may have like 15 of them over the years. Analog way of blogging I guess.

Feeling so itch to express it.  Yet it feels like bunch of swarming neon lights at my heart and I can’t exactly catch one out yet…

I just shake my head and shrug my shoulders. For now…

Marc Jacobs necklace, Karl Lagerfeld Tee, Gael’s Cactus drawing, Emi’s duct tape collage.

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IMG_2751Jaehee wearing Alexander Campaz  Burn out tank with shot of sueded woven stripe applique cut on bias and Alexander, the designer in his next to come proto: Black and White stripe and checkerboard block jersey top.

Not long ago, I stumbled into Cooper Hewitt Fine Art graduate turn into a fashion designer, Alexander Campaz at Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A fresh line focused on geometry and color blocking for men’s and women’s. Especially knits. Great colors. Black and white to daring pop colors and I really dig them. Each and all of pieces do instant twist and cool.

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All of them are Unisex. Alexander offers full size run on every pieces. Like a magazine shop, like a candy shop. Go find him and support a rising hidden gem!

You can find his line at Artists & Fleas in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Check out artistsandfleas.com

And also check out his awesome look book and more at  alexandercampaz.com

Meet the Hot Bird. Corner of Atlantic and Clinton, Brooklyn, Literally 2 blocks from my home! I Loved it!

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Go check it out, It’s Awesome!


IMG_2306Packing Dress: Isabel Toledo, Spring 1998

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IMG_2305Yeohlee, Infanta Dress, 2005

IMG_2308Yeohlee, Mercury Bellows dress, 2007

IMG_2309Isabel Toledo, Apron Dress, silk chiffon, Spring 1997

IMG_2311Jean Yu, Deeper Gown,2008. At Museum at F.I.T Museum Purchase.

IMG_2314Charles James, Clover Evening Dress, 1953, Museum at F.I.T Museum Purchase.

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May 4, the day after the Gala. So I went to Met today to see the Exhibition. The weather was gorgeous by the way, so I really enjoyed the walk from the #6 train station to the museum. And…no that lady is NOT me in the picture! haha anyway, bit excited walking in…!

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IMG_2212Here’s the Invitation for the Membership Preview: Which means less crowded!

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IMG_2214The entrance. It’s so nice to see that one line on the wall” The Exhibition is made possible by “GAP”!!

During the research for the Tee project,  I had read so much about each era/the theme, woman of the Show, but here I am walking through the exhibition, everything feels new again. And the Costumes are absolutely gorgeous!!

IMG_2216The Heiress opens up the Exhibition: Sorry… I don’t have the pic of Heiress costumes. But! It is all about the “hour glass shape” accenting the smallest waist ever possible by having “corset-ed bodice with boning structure”. I am pretty sure the mannequin is specially made for such an era because the waist measurement easily looks like only 18″!!!

IMG_2217The Gibson girls:  Luuuuuuuvvvvv the entire room. By the way, each room is in oval shape with tall ceiling and life size back ground either that is photo printed wall paper or the real fresco painting! Look at the first 2 outfits completed with leather strapped ice skates! And the rabbit caplets and the jacket. These 2 ladies look absolutely put together.  The details with hints of contrast colored striping and lines make them look even more interesting. Love them!!

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IMG_2226Here’s the other side of Gibson girls: The room is set up around her interests in Sports: Ice skating, Tennis, Bicycling, Golf, Riding…  Here multi paneled long linen skirt and band collar shirts, also where Gap’s Gibson Girl Tee’s inspiration has come from.  And I can’t get over how small their waists were!!

IMG_3867The Gap’s Gibson Girl Tee. And the below, Gibson Girls, Rowing!

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IMG_2231Jason and Nancy, I SO thought of you two! Look at this sweater!!!. The sleeve , The stitch!  And I want the sweater….!

 

Now, moving onto Bohemians:  Look at these shoes and the velvet covered shoe box and wooden shoe forms keeping the shoes in a perfect condition. We are talking about 100 years of history here.  So decadent and so rich!

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IMG_2234This dress is out of the world. You have to see it yourself. The bottom hem is twisted and balloon like draped with placed mini tassels hanging. Absolutely stunning!

IMG_2238Her rich and flamboyant taste comes through these costumes. The details, drapes and volume…  And below, the Gap Bohemian Tee. We doubled up the tee in simple cotton jersey to give that twisted hem by rotating the inner layer about 30%. And added hand done looking details by applying raw cut jersey pieces and running stitches.

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Next… Flappers, one of my favorite:  There are so many more costumes at the show. So You need to go see them yourself!

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IMG_2240The slender line, the fan, the length of the skirt, the sexy T-strap shoes: Ahhh, I love it! And Can we talk about PRADA!!?!  By the way, The first costume on the very left was “The Inspiration” for Gap’s Flapper Tee.

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The lastly, The Screen Siren: All the dresses are Drop-Dead-Gorgeous!! Absolutely Stunning.  Screen Siren looked the most modern to me because somehow I believe the big screen star attitude and that elegance continues through the world of the Cinema today. Even though then was just 100times more beautiful but, hey, it’s year 2010 now, Right?

IMG_2243I remember my first year at F.I.T making the final project for the Draping class, the mushroom pleated silk dresses. You put your fabric through the pleating machine with sheet of paper. The machine pretty much” Bakes” the fabric with that sheet of paper all together. Aren’t these dresses amazing? I really love the metal chain details on the dress in the middle. This hard edged detail beautifully compliments the superbly draped mushroom pleats. The Goddess.

The Exhibition features video footages from the movies, amazing accessories and bit of history per era. A great show! I am only covering a portion of the exhibition here and I encourage everyone to go see the show. The Show opens to Public Today. A beautiful one. And don’t forget to stop by at Picasso Exhibit as well. Have fun!

IMG_2298One of the Gap window for the Limited Edition Met Gala tees. 

 

 

So it has been always a big pride for me that Gap, the “it” American brand I have been working for now 9 years going in, leading a cool modern culture for America. And now the newest best thing that Gap is doing is Co-chairing the biggest American event of the year, Metropolitan Museum Gala with Anna Wintour and Oprah Winfrey. The Monday, the May 3rd. Today!

Not only the Gap will be rocking the night of the Gala at the Met but also Gap had created a Limited Edition Tee Capsule to celebrate the event, Costume Institute’s Spring 2010 exhibition, American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, the first drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met.

And I was the super lucky one to work on the Tee shirt capsule of total 8 pieces with Patrick Robinson, the EVP of Design and my big boss at Gap!

First the quick down load about the whole event then flipping a heavy binder of fabulous images put together by Andrew Bolton, the Curator of Costume Institute of Met.  Wow, there are ton of information in this!  From prominent oil paintings, posters from the turn of the century, countless images of amazing costumes, historical drawings and black and white photos of real women in the history and the list goes on. The assignment? Design a limited edition tee inspired by each era or the women in American history ( 1890-1940) who changed the women in America and made the America today to be sold at specific Gap stores.

A tee? One tee? It has to be more than one tee. We are going to do a tee per each inspiration from the Met event : Patriot (1910s), Suffragists (1910s), Flapper (1920s), Heiress (1890s), Screen Siren(1930s), Gibson Girls (1920s) and Bohemian (early 1900s). Plus we create one more, one exclusive tee for Met museum only,” the Celebration tee” inspired by Norman Rockwell’s all American Woman image.

Our( Gap’s) biggest focus on this project was to create the tees that are modern and relevant to the women in the Society today. And our process goes as below…

We pick the best couple inspiration images per the era to focus on the specific details: Below, ” The Bohemian” loving the 3 dimensional skirt detail from the image of the costume from the early 1920s and recreated for the tee. ( a page from our sketch book)

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Below, “The Heiress”, We focus on the corset detail. Then give a little modern twist by switching the boning detail to simple zipper. We made it even longer so you can wear it with your newest Gap leggings!

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Here take a look at the photos of Very First mock ups done in back in September, 2009! The work in progress….!

IMG_3854The Bohemian: Raw cut jersey pieces with stitch detail and twisted double layered tee.

IMG_3856The Flappers: Focus on classic diamond panel detail and flirty woven pleat and ruffle details.

IMG_3867The Gibson Girl: All about the small fit and woven shirt layered underneath look. But It’s only a trick! It’s still a tee!

IMG_3864The back of the Heiress Tee: It’s all about the modern “Corset” idea and the zipper detail adds extra cool edge.

IMG_3881The Suffragist: She fought for her right to Vote. The Tough one!

IMG_3875The Screen Siren: She got all the glam she needs but in a very down town way. Completely double layered and draped in bias cut. Quite chick Ha?

IMG_3876The Back view: The origami detail as bit of drama on the back.

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IMG_0779Trying out our top pick, Norman Rockwell’s image of all American fierce and strong woman for Met exclusive tee.  I really relate to this image because this is me everyday. And this is you everyday as a woman. I may not wear American flag outfit, but I do what this woman does. I mean look at her! She looks rather ” Do It All! ” than struggles. She’s strong, responsible, enduring, loving, creative and intelligent. I see my mother and grandmother. I see myself and all the women out there. What an amazing women we are!!

IMG_0728Coming all together.. The sample on the front and the inspiration page on the back. Get my system going…

And the final product ready to be shipped! As you can peek at from the photos, each tee has specific stamp label inside to capture where each tee’s inspiration has come from.

IMG_2195The Bohemian and Patriot. All tees are retailed around  at $44.50.

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The Last but not the least, The “Celebration Tee” for Met Museum shop Exclusive.

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Now, Where to Buy these?
Remember these are limited edition. We had produced only limited numbers of tees and only the specific Gap stores are carrying these tees.  So here’s the list of those locations.  On May 4th the Tuesday, the window will be up and tees will be in the stores below. So, Go buy them! Also shop on line
www.Gap.com

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Also check out the site, “Press Room” of Met museum for more details around the actual exhibition:http://www.metmuseum.org/press_room/full_release.asp?prid=%7B32D789A2-4C41-4146-BA91-1F1A6AE0AF98%7D

And here’s the list of other related programs to this big event: Patrick is judging the high school student’s Tee shirt design competition along Anna Wintour and I’ll be also participating in a discussion program, “Conversation with Two Artists” with Andrew, the curator at Costume Institute of Met:

*Related Programs

An audio tour, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, provides additional insight into the exhibition and the birth of the modern American woman. It is available for rental ($7, $6 for members, and $5 for children under 12). The Audio Guide is sponsored by Bloomberg.

A two-day symposium celebrating the historic collection-sharing program between the Met and the Brooklyn Museum takes place May 21 in Brooklyn, and May 22 at the Metropolitan. The events are free with Museum admission.

Two documentary films accompany the exhibition – Charles Dana Gibson: Portrait of an Illustrator (1997) and The Flapper Story (1985) – and will be shown at 2 p.m. on certain Tuesdays and Thursdays (schedule available on www.metmuseum.org).

Programs for teens include a T-shirt design competition for high school students (deadline June 14). The winners will be celebrated at a Teen Festival of Fashion: From Suffragists to Sirens featuring related fashion activities on July 17. A Conversation with Two Artists: Fashion! featuring a discussion between Andrew Bolton and Jaehee Park, a design director at Gap, takes place on May 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.

A book, High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection by Jan Glier Reeder, accompanies both the Met and Brooklyn exhibitions. It is published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art – $50 for hardcover and $25 for paperback – and is available at the Met (including www.metmuseum.org) and the Brooklyn Museum (including www.brooklynmuseum.org). The hardcover is distributed to additional outlets by Yale University Press.

The Metropolitan Museum’s website (metmuseum.org) features the exhibition and additional information on these programs.

A T-shirt designed by Gap on the occasion of the exhibition is available in the Museum’s on-site shops and www.metmuseum.org for $30.

And here’s a few of the press so far:

www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashion/2010/04/dress-like-an-american-woman-in-gaps-limited-edition-tees.html

http://www.vogue.com/voguedaily/2010/04/designer-pairing-gap/

store.metmuseum.org/T-Shirts/Rosie-to-the-Rescue-Tee/invt/rockwelltee&bklist=

www.refinery29.com/first-look-at-gaps-limited-edition-met-ball-t-shirt-collection.php

fashionindie.com/preview-of-gaps-limited-edition-met-ball-tee-collection/

www.wwd.com/markets-news/costume-institutes-ode-to-american-women-3055596?module=today#/slideshow/article/3055596/3055888

www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2009/09/10/exclusive-we-talk-to-2010-met-ball-host-patrick-robinson.htm

www.popchaser.com/fashion/gaps-patrick-robinson-honors-the-american-woman-with-limited-edition-tees/

www.apparelnews.net/blog/856_3_apparel_news_daily_reader.html

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IMG_2207 The May Vogue Issue.

A fine artist, printing maker Jill Lee has started her own line of artsy and hand made Printmaking House called ” Beau Ideal” in Summer 2007.

“It was really important for me to get back to my roots in Art, design, and printmaking, so I finally took the leap to start my own business.” Jill says. The Cooper Union graduate from the Advancement of Science and Art in New York where she received her BFA also worked as a aspiring fashion designer for a long time before she finally went back to her roots.

The Artist says, “I am too inspired and influenced by textiles, decorative motifs, and patterns found anywhere and everywhere from the arts of different cultures to the flourishes in calligraphy. I am heavily influenced by typography as well, so love exploring and playing with hand drawn type”

8_ifeelloved-inexh” I feel loved” gouache 12″x16″, 2009 , Jill Lee: You can see her inspiration coming through quite strongly from every piece. I really love Jill’s take on this piece. She humanized 3 bundles of distinctively different textile in patterns and colors by giving the “life” to them. The move, the attitude and the emotion. I almost Envy their love. Simple yet powerful. And the title all together I find this piece very much successful.

11_kimono-inexh“Kimono”gouache 11″x15″ 2009, Jill Lee : Here again Jill shows her great ability to impose her subject through her object. The way these textiles are interacting together totally forsee the ones of Kimono.

4_youmeeveryoneelse1-inexYou, Me, and Everyone Else #1 Screen Print 11″x14″ 2009, Jill Lee.  Please check out her site www.jillclee.com 

Here are some pics of her printmaking process from the left: Hand drawn sketch to Screen work then to the print.

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Jill creates bigger scale paper prints as well as great stationery as cards and notebooks and they are fantastic. Below pictures are from Jill’s Beau Ideal at Saturday Brooklyn flea. Every piece has her spirit and distinctive character. They are well made in great quality! To shop her stationery, Check out www.etsy.com/shop/beauideal

Beau Ideal’s stationaries at Brooklyn Flea!

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IMG_1990I bought this notebook and I find it quite beautiful. The first page inside the notebook with shot of color stripes was pleasant surprise. Love the colors!

IMG_1991Below Jill on the left and her friends at the flea… Jill, Love your work!

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