MARO LEE

I am a knitwear designer. My decision to start my path as a designer comes from my photography background at Rochester Institute of Technology. I was always fascinated by fashion photography. Then I finally asked myself, “Why don’t I just become a designer?”
I try to use as many colors and shapes as possible in my designs to make the garments exciting and unique. I decided to specialize in knitwear so I moved and graduated FIT so I can learn more about knitwear because it has a special meaning to me.
When I was young, I learned how to knit from my grandmother, and I completed my first beanie for an unknown child in Africa through the “Save the Children” program. I participated in this program with my family, and I was amazed by the fact that I could help someone with my own hands. This definitely inspired me to pursue my career in knitwear.

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THE NEW COLLECTION

Sesame Street x maRo

Mini Capsule Collection
This project is about my childhood memories of Sesame Street. I grew up in Yeoung-Chun in the countryside in South Korea, and all I could watch was Channel 2 on television. It only showed the American programs and I always watched Sesame Street with my grandmother. I wanted to recall that memory to reflect and meet my creativity. The first look with fringe dress is the idea of Big Bird and Cookie Monster. I wanted to play with the texture but in an interesting way, so I used fringe to give a dramatic effect and show the furry texture inside. The second outfit is to show all the colors of sesame street characters, and the mixture of colors gave me the idea of a Monet painting, so I treated the inside dress, mohair with wool blended yarn, to be brushed so it gives the atmosphere of smooth and blended color. The pompom top is treated with all the different sizes of pompoms and tied on the pointelle cardigan to illustrate the interesting volume of the silhouette. In addition, the hand-knitted bag has a pompom closure with bamboo handle so it makes more organic look.