Lee, a thirty-year design veteran whose credentials include Cornell University and Parsons, The New School for Design, founded her eponymous line in 2014, after a successful presence in the retail world. The collection’s pillars include classic foundations with a distinct influence from the world of fine arts, a refined embrace of color, original custom print design, and high ethics and sustainability standards. Mi Jong Lee is available at the brand’s privately owned and operated Madison Avenue flagship and in over fifteen designer specialty stores across the United States and Canada.Based in New York City, the brand’s 37th Street Garment District headquarters doubles as a bespoke atelier, where 100% of the collection is designed, produced, and manufactured. Mi Jong Lee, the brand, is a member of “Made in New York,” and was certified in 2016 by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.