Yeohlee
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Yeohlee Teng is an American
fashion
designer
originally from Malaysia and of Chinese
heritage. She received the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award
for fashion design in 2004. Her fashion work has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
, New York
and Victoria & Albert, London
.
where she attended St. George's Girls' School. She studied fashion at the Parsons School of Design, New York
.
United States
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fashion
Fashion
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designer
Fashion design
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originally from Malaysia and of Chinese
Chinese people
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heritage. She received the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award
National Design Awards
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for fashion design in 2004. Her fashion work has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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, New York
New York
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and Victoria & Albert, London
London
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.
Education
She hails from PenangPenang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
where she attended St. George's Girls' School. She studied fashion at the Parsons School of Design, New York
New York
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.
Sources
Khoo Salma Nasution, Alison Hayes & Sehra Yeap Zimbulis: Giving Our Best: The Story of St George's Girls' School, Penang, 1885-2010, Areca Books, 2010External links
- Official site -
- New York Times article - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/style/08iht-rfile.1.15973558.html
- Merge magazine profile - http://yeohlee.com/archive/article6.html