Houston designer Christy Lynn Lee has had a whirlwind 5 years and is celebrating with a pop-up retailer in River Oaks District and a brand new Resort 2025 Assortment. The pop-up boutique might be open by means of the tip of February, providing consumers curated picks from the designer’s Fall/Winter 2024, Resort 2025, and the primary drop of Spring 2025 on February 1.
“I wasn’t on the lookout for a pop-up throughout the vacation season, however the alternative introduced itself, and I made the choice inside two weeks,” Lee tells CultureMap. “I’ve a phenomenal retailer in Memorial, and being there for over a 12 months has taught me so much about that a part of town. There are lots of people that store in River Oaks District from out of city and even internationally, and we felt we might be taught so much about these clients simply by being there for the subsequent 4 months.”
Houston-based designer Christy Lynn Lee and her husband Christophe Chung.Photograph by Quy Tran
After founding her ready-to-wear label in 2019, Lee turned recognized for her romantic and ephemeral clothes with hand-painted floral motifs and beautiful materials from Italy, France, and China. Up to now 12 months, Lee has centered on evolving her model to incorporate extra separates, knitwear, and suiting. The Resort 2025 Assortment will showcase these efforts with a capsule wardrobe that’s prepared for vacation journey with stunning skirts, cashmere, and embroidered therapies on leather-based and suede.
“The gathering is on the market now by means of January, and it’s holiday-inspired,” stated Lee. “I needed it to really feel like a transitional capsule assortment, so in case you are touring for the vacations to someplace heat or snowboarding, it’s simple to take it away with you.”
Buyers can peruse the ready-to-wear Resort 2025 Assortment on the River Oaks District pop-up. Photograph courtesy of Christy Lynn
Along with the brand new pop-up boutique and launch of her newest assortment, Lee is celebrating 5 years of her eponymous model. The designer says the primary three years have been the honeymoon section, whereas the final two handled trials and tribulations. She and her enterprise companion and husband, Christophe Chung, have been centered on sustaining the enterprise’s progress.
“The primary three years we had a whole lot of development. I’ve a retailer, a group right here in Houston, and a group in New York, so now it’s about planning for the subsequent 5 years.,” stated Lee. “I’m lucky that I’ve constructed a extremely good manufacturing and design group. It is extremely small, however it permits me to pay attention extra on the outward-facing components of the style enterprise.”
Christy Lynn Lee celebrated her 5 12 months anniversary with a style present and the debut of her River Oaks District pop-up. Photograph by Quy Tran
Whereas Lee has centered on increasing nationwide and globally (she started worldwide delivery within the final six months), she says Houston will stay her residence base. The designer’s atelier, warehouse, and flagship retailer are all in Houston, and over the previous a number of years, Lee and her husband have constructed a welcoming group round them.
“We could not have grown a lot with out the assist from Houston. I really feel like it’s my residence,” stated Lee. “Houston embodies variety, creativity, and alternative. It’s a global hub that gives entry to a world viewers whereas nonetheless having a incredible local people.”
