Lee Young-hee (designer)
South Korean fashion designer (1936–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Young-hee (Korean: 이영희, also spelled Lee Young Hee; February 24, 1936[1] – May 17, 2018[2]) was a South Korean fashion designer. She worked on designing hanbok, Korean traditional clothes, to increase awareness of traditional Korean dress in the Western world since the early 1990s.
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Lee Young-hee | |
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Born | (1936-02-24)February 24, 1936 |
Died | May 17, 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 82) |
Education | Sungshin Women's University |
Known for | Hanbok |
Label | Lee Young Hee |
Awards | Order of Cultural Merit (2009) |
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She was the representative of the Miraemunhwa foundation, and operated Maison de Lee Young Hee in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[3]