Daniel Lee (designer)

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Daniel Lee
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Daniel Lee (photo by Tommy Ton)
Born22 January 1986 (1986-01-22) (age 36)
Bradford, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materCentral Saint Martins
OccupationFashion designer
Years active2012–present
TitleFormer creative director of Bottega Veneta (2018-2021)

Daniel Lee (born 22 January 1986) is an English fashion designer. He was the creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta from 2018 to 2021.[1][2][3]

Biography[]

Early life[]

Daniel Lee grew up in Bradford, England. His father was a mechanic and his mother was an office worker.[4] Daniel Lee first attended the Dixons City Academy,[5] and then graduated from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (master's degree) where he was tutored by Louise Wilson. He was an intern at Maison Margiela and Balenciaga (under the direction of Nicolas Ghesquière), and landed a position at Donna Karan in New York after his graduation in 2010.[6][7][8]

In 2012, Daniel Lee left Donna Karan for Céline in Paris, where he started as a member of the design team and eventually became the director of ready-to-wear design.[6][7] He assisted Phoebe Philo in developing the minimal aesthetic that led to the brand's booming popularity.[2]

Bottega Veneta[]

In June 2018, Kering appointed Daniel Lee as creative director of Bottega Veneta,[9] to give a new impetus to the Italian luxury fashion house and develop its ready-to-wear collection.[1] His agenda also included rebooting the men’s ready-to-wear collection and launching a home collection.[2]

Daniel Lee maintained the team of artisans.[7] He preserved Bottega Veneta’s emphasis on well-crafted, logoless and simplicity-driven products.[8] To give a new look to Bottega Veneta, he inflated the Intrecciato designs to capitalize on the brand's most iconic features, and infused more hedonism/desirability in the brand's products.[10] He designed the Pouch clutch bag which became the fastest selling bag in the history of the brand.[6] Harpers Bazaar commented: Bottega Veneta has become one of fashion's most popular brands in 2019, thanks to its quiet, modern elegance reinterpreted by Lee.[11] His transformation of Bottega Veneta is coined “New Bottega”.[12][13] He was tagged "The Quiet Radical" by Vogue,[14] and “fashion’s new wonder boy” by Harper’s Bazaar.[1]

Since early April 2021, the Berlin police has been investigating whether Bottega Veneta staged afterparties at the Soho House (club) without social distancing or masking.[15][16] In 2021, Lee designed costumes for the Venice Dance Biennale.[17]

On November 10, 2021, Bottega Veneta and Lee announced he would be leaving his post as creative director in a "joint decision to end their collaboration."[18]

Awards[]

  • 2019: four Fashion Awards (Brand of the Year, Womenswear Designer of the Year, Accessories Designer of the Year and Designer of the Year)[19][20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Klerk, Amy de (3 December 2019). "How Daniel Lee became fashion's new boy wonder". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ellison, Jo (22 November 2019). "Daniel Lee: the man behind Bottega Veneta's new buzz". www.ft.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Daniel Lee exits Bottega Veneta". Vogue US. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Daniel Lee: Revitalising a fashion house". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Macnamara, Felicity (9 November 2019). "This Bradford-born designer is now at the helm of major luxury fashion house". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 12 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Friedman, Vanessa (19 February 2020). "Breaking the Curse of the It Bag". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Harris, Sarah (8 October 2019). "How Daniel Lee Is Weaving His Modern Magic Into Bottega Veneta". British Vogue. Retrieved 12 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Ahmed, Osman (13 March 2020). "How Daniel Lee is reinventing Bottega Veneta". i-D. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Daniel Lee named creative director of Bottega Veneta". Vogue Paris. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ Ellison, Jo (22 November 2019). "Daniel Lee: the man behind Bottega Veneta's new buzz". www.ft.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ Fashion Awards 2019: The full winners list
  12. ^ Shepherd, Hilary (16 July 2019). "Fashion's Answer to Old Céline is New Bottega". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  13. ^ Ahmed, Osman (13 December 2018). "Is the new Bottega Veneta the old Céline?". i-D. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  14. ^ "VOGUE UK OCT 2019". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Berlin police investigate possible breach of Covid rules at Soho House party". the Guardian. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  16. ^ ra.co Fashion label Bottega Veneta receives criticism amid reports of a Soho House party following their Berghain Fashion show 12 April 2021
  17. ^ "How 2021's Venice Dance Biennale is Honoring Germaine Acogny, the Mother of Contemporary African Dance". Vogue. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Daniel Lee is Leaving Bottega Veneta — Daniel Lee Designer New Bottega Exit". L'Officiel USA. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. ^ Thawley, Dan (3 December 2019). "How Bottega Veneta became the most hyped brand of 2019". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  20. ^ Alex, Ella (3 December 2019). "Fashion Awards 2019: The full winners list". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 12 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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