Whether this designer wins FabSugar Designer of the Year or not, 2006 was definitely a plentiful year for Doo.Ri. This new designer won both the Perry Ellis Award for emerging talent in womenswear and the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in the past year and based on your response to her Spring '07 collection she may have a third win coming her way.
Doo.Ri has a rags-to-riches story. In 2001, Doori Chung started promoting her label, Doo.Ri, at her downtown New York store Klee. She debuted on the runway for Fall 2003. Before receiving much-needed funding, she had been creating out of the basement of her parents’ New Jersey dry-cleaning store. Then poof! Doori received an Ecco Domani award and then the aforementioned awards. Editors and shoppers alike adore her designs for their interesting architectural details and she works primarily with jersey - the ever-flattering fabric. Her finishing touches are chains that close a dramatically plunging back line and leather bands that cinch the waist. So where is Doo.Ri designing from now? A spacious, light-filled Manhattan work space. Nice.
Tune in tomorrow for our fifth and final nominee for FabSugar Designer of the Year and the voting will take place tomorrow afternoon!
For Doo.Ri's complete Fall 2006 & Spring 2007 collections, read more
Fall 2006:
Spring 2007:
Dolce & Gabbana
Soft Grey
Shiseido
cute...would not say it is a winner for the year but the designs are fab.
1I abolutely love this designer. I saw a documentary about her and i think 11 other designers. i thought her personal story was incredibly inspiring. i would wear any and all of her dresses. the draping is divine.
2ooo! I loke th e3rd & 4th dresses in the 07 line
3umm, *like the 3rd*
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