Lee became interested in fashion when she was six years old. She received a
B.F.A. and B.G.D. in
graphic design from
Rhode Island School of Design in 2005. Lee focuses on
hats and headwear as a form of conceptual art as well as fashion elements. Her work has been featured in
Vogue,
Visionaire,
Dazed,
MTV,
New York Times,
New York Magazine, and
The Creators Project. Her works have been exhibited at the
Kentucky Derby Museum, MOSI Museum's “3D Printing the Future”, and MAD Museum MAD Biennial: 100 Makers that manifest the cultural capital of NYC.” Some of her clients include
Beyoncé,
Jennifer Lopez,
Billy Porter,
Pat McGrath,
Anne Hathaway,
Madonna,
G-Dragon,
Lady Gaga,
Missy Elliott, and
Lauryn Hill. She currently runs her own fashion brand called
H E I D I L E E, and teaches fashion classes at New York University School of Professional Studies.
National Arts Club,
Brooklyn Museum,
MAD Museum, and Beam Center and has guest lectured at
Google (Mountain View),
FIT,
Parsons,
UPenn, and
VCU Arts (QA),
NYU ITP; Lee has also served as a guest critic at
Eyebeam's Computational Fashion Master Class. Lee garnered the
Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Accessory Design Award in 2012 for her Cocktail Parasol Hat and Parasol Skeleton Hat designs. Her work was featured on the runway for Silicon Valley Fashion Week 2016. ==Family==