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Doo-Ri Chung.(Brief article)
Byline: Hamish Bowles
Black is my armor," says designer Doo-Ri Chung. "Color definitely takes more premeditative thought." It's a kind of thinking, though, that Chung is often game to do, hitting the strongest hues-hot pink, vivid blues, limes. At five-foot-two, she says that she has to be "very particular about proportion. A lot of print tends to be overbearing. And if I'm wearing a bright-color shoe I have to do pants, otherwise my legs seem short."
Chung, this year's winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award, designs languid, sculptural pieces, often in liquid jersey. They speak of her time working with Geoffrey Beene and her admiration for Claire McCardell. "I have my little flights of fantasy, but I don't do ridiculous," she says, admitting that she has only recently had the opportunity to dress up, for gala events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and for the CFDA.
As a fashion student, Chung was in awe of Alaia and the ...
- DOO.RI RACKS UP SALES IN CHICAGO.(Doo-Ri Chung and Fashion Focus 2007 in...
- Magazine article from: WWD Wilson, Beth October 25, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Beth Wilson When Doo-Ri Chung came to Chicago to help kick off Fashion Focus 2007, she learned...that." Caption(s): Jim Wetzel and Lance Lawson with Doo-Ri Chung. / A look from Doo-Ri Chung.
- CHUNG WINS FASHION FUND AWARD.(Doo-Ri Chung)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: WWD Feitelberg, Rosemary November 17, 2006 700+ words
...NEW YORK - Perseverance paid off for Doo-Ri Chung, who received the third annual CFDA/Vogue...is shaping up to be a memorable year for Chung, who took home the Swarovski Perry Ellis...awards in the spring. Caption(s): Doo-Ri Chung
- STEPPING UP.(Doo-Ri Chung's achievements)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: WWD Karimzadeh, Marc December 7, 2006 700+ words
...Fashion Fund award under her belt, Doo-Ri Chung is ready to climb to the next level. Last...even more on top of that," she said. Chung declined to disclose sales information for...part to step up." Caption(s): Doo-Ri Chung
- Doo-Ri Chung; From the basement of a dry cleaner's to the big time.(fashion...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Peterson, Holly December 26, 2005 700+ words
...socialites' heels, designer Doo-Ri Chung did some final fiddling to make the...walked onto the runway to roll out Chung's fall 2005 show. It was only her...woman feels about herself," says Chung, 32. "Great clothing will do that...
- Doo-Ri Chung is having more than a moment _ she's having a year.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) March 27, 2007 700+ words
...her fall 2007 runway show, Doo-Ri Chung is the tiny black-clad center of...Fashion Fund award. Draped jersey is Chung's specialty. And her small, exquisitely...Shelly Musselman, who've carried Chung's Doo.Ri label for more than a...
- Fashion's Latest Flame; Doo-Ri Chung: Rising from the basement to the big...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek International December 26, 2005 700+ words
Designer Doo-Ri Chung did some final fiddling to make the Swarovski...model walked onto the runway to roll out Chung's fall 2005 show. It was only her fourth...way a woman feels about herself," says Chung, 32, whose designs are soft, flowing...
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- Magazine article from: Marie Claire April 1, 2007 700+ words
...Diane von Furstenberg skirt adds depth to both."--Doo-Ri Chung Coat, $1331, Vena Cava; top, $3750, Brian Reyes LLC...driven by design, not just dressy fabric."--Doo-Ri Chung Dress, $2100, Doo.Ri; shoes, $760, Louis Vuitton...
- SOFT SPOT.(Doo-Ri Chung's spring clothing collection)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: WWD September 24, 2007 700+ words
How to look feminine yet unfussy - that's the lesson Doo-Ri Chung offered for spring in a beautiful collection that looked interesting but unfettered. Here, backstage at the show, Doo.Ri...