Felipe Varela Felipe Varela Felipe Varela is a Spanish fashion designer. Felipe Varela studied design and pattern design at Esmod College in Paris. He went on to stud yHaute Couture and Textiles at the I.F.M., where he was awarded with the Oscar for Young Designer. As a student in Paris, Varela worked for international fashion houses such as Kenzo, Dior, Thierry Mugler, Lanvin, Angelo Tarlazzi and Torrente. In January 1994 he arrived in Madrid, where he set up his eponymous brand Felipe Varela brand. In 1996, he started showing his creations at the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. In 1998 he opened his
Helen Lee (Chinese fashion designer) Helen Lee (Chinese fashion designer) Helen Lee (李鸿雁) is a Chinese fashion designer creating for her eponymous brand "Helen Lee" and her streetwear brand "insh" . Following her graduation from the Raffles design institute and two years working in Japan, Helen Lee returned to Shanghai to found "insh" (meaning "in Shanghai"). "When I started my "insh" label in 2003, 99 per cent of customers were international, maybe it's because my style, designs and presentation were very international. It was something new for locals, even though we used some Chinese elements … [especially] Chinese concept and attitude. But locals didn't have