In her collection, Flatter Your Body, Yunji Lee presents a revamped version of corsets. Using angles and optical illusion, the designs alter the shape of any figure without the discomfort of original corsets. This collection consists of unbalanced and oversized versions of classic items such as suits, tailored jackets, and dresses with menswear elements. Most compelling is the light-weight wool dress, with straps that can be adjusted around the bust, waist, and hips to flatter the body. It seems that even the word fitted can take on a whole new shape.
Yunji earned her BFA Fashion Design Degree at Parsons in 2015 specializing in Womenswear. Including 4 years of internship experience in various fashion industries such as Tahari ASL, Derek Lam, and Scott Langton, Yunji served 3 years at SAKU New York Company as the Assistant Designer. To further her experience, she resigned from her Assistant Designer position at SAKU in 2018 and returned to Academia to pursue a master's degree in fashion. In November 2020, Yunji completed her MFA degree at the SCAD Atlanta.
Being born and raised in South Korea, Yunji Lee moved to New York in 2011 to pursue her passion as a fashion designer. With countless all-nighters and constantly developing her design skills through numerous internship experiences at places such as Tahari ASL, Derek Lam, and Scott Langton, she finally graduated from Parsons The New School for Design in 2015 specializing in Womenswear. Having many hands-on experiences in operating a small vintage store as well as contributing to the overall design and production process during her design intern experiences, Yunji Lee was hired as a Full-time assistant designer at SAKU New York company located in New York in 2016. In addition to her well-developed skills in textile printing, flat drawing, and creating spec sheets, Yunji stepped out of her comfort zone and continued to develop new skill sets such as sales, website management, photo editing, communicating with the manufacturing vendors, and supporting overall design in partnering with the creative director of SAKU. To further her experience, she resigned from her assistant designer position at SAKU in 2018 and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Savannah College of Art and Design in November 2020.