FINE MILLINERY
FINE MILLINERY
innovation
In her prolific career as a designer, Marjorie has innovated techniques unprecedented in the making of hats and headpieces that are now seen in the highest standard of millinery today.
one-of-a-kind
Many of Marjorie's designs are couture in the truest sense: thoughtfully-crafted headpieces, as unique as the individual destined to wear them.
hand-made
With unparalleled workmanship, each of Marjorie's hats are meticulously sculpted and hand-stitched, brought to life with the highest level of skill and passion.
VISUAL MERCHANDISING & EDUCATION
VISUAL MERCHANDISING & EDUCATION
from the studio (classroom) to the stores
Winner of the 2011 LIM College Teaching Excellence Award, Marjorie Lee Woo is an accomplished milliner who continually connects her students with amazing hands-on opportunities in the visual merchandising world.
Among the courses Professor Woo teaches are Introduction to Visual Merchandising, Visual Presentation, and Product Presentation.
Professor Woo has worked closely with students on major projects for the National Stationary Show, Solstice Sunglass Boutiques, and the National Housewares Show, and helped created several well-received window displays for the Fashion Center Business Improvement District.
PAPER ART
PAPER ART
Photo: Tory Williams
More on my specialized work with paper coming soon...
"A princess in a castle with no prince and a table set for her seven invisible friends was the inspiration for the handmade table setting. Marjorie Lee Woo, a milliner, who is the [associate] chair of visual merchandising at LIM [College], collaborated with us on our shoot by preparing the calligraphy paper table linen."
Read more about my collaboration with Bess Wyrick, founder and creative director of Celadon & Celery, and our photoshoot at the historic and incomparable 5 Beekman.
MARJORIE
MARJORIE
Photo: Michael Creagh
About
Prior to joining LIM College in 2003, Marjorie held numerous positions in the fashion industry including as a Buyer for Joske’s department store. She currently runs her own hat design business, Marjorie Lee Woo Fine Millinery, which has earned her industry-wide notice and acclaim. Her work has been featured in many publications including Accessories Magazine, The New York Sun, New Jersey Life magazine, Women’s Wear Daily, Modern Bride, as well as on television on ABC’s The View. Her work has also been showcased on the runway at prestigious events such as New York Fashion Week.
Marjorie is a two-time recipient of International Retail Design Conference’s Iron Merchant award and has also won two Milli millinery awards. She is a member of the Retail Design Institute, the Planning and Visual Education Partnership and the Pan-Pacific Southeast Asia Women’s Association.
The recipient of a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, Professor Woo also holds an Associate in Applied Science degree in Fashion Design and a Certificate in Millinery from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Marjorie’s hobbies include sketching and painting, playing the piano and ukulele, and downhill skiing, and she’s a big fan of Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies and Broadway musicals.