Get handmade couture millinery pieces (origami hat / cocktail umbrella hat) by madhatter H E I D I  L E E, music dedicated to you by composer Trevor Gureckis and if you prefer something simpler, chocolate.

•   An MP3 of Unsound Grounds by Trevor Gureckis
   

•   Our ‘Classical Music is Dead’ canvas bag (pictured above)
   

•   Couture Millinery pieces + Goodies designed by Heidi Lee! (pictured above)
   

•   A miniature custom-written piece of music just for you!
  

Wearing the Lost Generation: a Musical/Sartorial Salon » http://www.indiegogo.com/Wearing-the-Lost-Generation « Help support and invest in culture! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6fW4rIkCdg

The Nouveau Classical Project will be at Symphony Space on April 5, 2012 to perform in a salon event, Wearing the Lost Generation. NCP reimagines the Parisian Avant Garde in an evening of music by Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor and the world premiere of ‘Lost Generation,’ an electro-acoustic work by Trevor Gureckis. 
The performers will be wearing music-inspired pieces by quirky milliner and designer Heidi Lee. Lost Generation was made possible by a grant from the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation. Proceeds from this campaign will go towards supporting this production, and more importantly, all of the artists involved. Production expenses are costly and the more we can cover prior to the concert, the better we can support the artists! Since we are a non-profit, these contributions are 100% tax-deductible. http://www.symphonyspace.org/

A Music-Maker, a Milliner and their Muses

Composer: Trevor Gureckis» Brief bio: Co-founder of Found Objects. Several Awards, including the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Young Composer Awards from both BMI and ASCAP Foundations. Music Assistant to Philip Glass. Loves sneakers and science. http://www.gureckis.com/

Milliner: Heidi Lee» Brief bio: RISD grad, a science buff who loves metaphysics, geometry + sci-fi movies. Currently stocked at End of Century in NYC and LaForet in Tokyo. According to Heidi: “I feel like whatever you decide to wear for the day, is like your armor, your uniform that helps you get through the day… there is an alchemy that is happening with how you dress.” http://www.heidi337.tumblr.com/

Muses: The Nouveau Classical Project» The Nouveau Classical Project (NCP) combines classical music and fashion in multidisciplinary projects. Members of NCP who will be part of this performance are: Domenica Fossati, flute; Isabel Kim, clarinet; Patti Kilroy, violin; Mariel Roberts, cello and Sugar Vendil, piano. Musicians wear music-inspired fashion, thoughtfully curated or specially designed by some of the most exciting up-and-coming designers and stylists in New York’s fashion scene. NCP has expanded its work to collaborative art projects and external events. Until NCP conquers the universe, or at least the East Coast, NCP performs primarily in New York City. Music is at the heart of NCP’s work. The group creates opportunities for contemporary composers to have original work presented in a variety of settings, including traditional performance formats, fashion shows, art installations and more.  http://www.nouveauclassical.wordpress.com/

A few Perks for your Generous Contributions! Include:
   

•   Swell Supporter:  $5    A heartfelt Thank You E-Card from all of us!
   

•   Darling Darb:     $15    Above + Name on NCP website + MP3 of ‘Unsound Grounds’ by Trevor Gureckis
   

•   Cat’s Pajamas:  $25    
All of the above + ‘Classical Music is Dead’ canvas bag
  

•   Swanky Pants:  $50
    All of the above + a ticket to Wearing the Lost Generation, featuring NCP at Symphony Space on April 5, 2012
   

•   Dapper Darling:$75   
 All of the above + a Collectible Ace Card created by + autographed by Heidi Lee and an organic chocolate bar (your choice of milk or dark!)
   

•   Bee’s Knees:  $100    All of the above + an extra ticket to Lost Generation + a piece of music based on your name, written by Trevor Gureckis and recorded by NCP!

•   Cat’s Meow:   $250    A heartfelt Thank You E-Card, Name on NCP website, MP3 of ‘Unsound Grounds’ by Trevor Gureckis, Classical Music is Dead’ canvas bag, 2 tickets to Lost Generation, Ace Card designed + autographed by Heidi Lee and an organic chocolate bar (your choice of milk or dark!), a piece of music based on your name, written by Trevor Gureckis and recorded by NCP! + Origami hat designed by Heidi Lee

•   Ritzy Rascal: $500
    A heartfelt Thank You E-Card, Name on NCP website, MP3 of ‘Unsound Grounds’ by Trevor Gureckis, Classical Music is Dead’ canvas bag, 2 tickets to Lost Generation, Ace Card designed + autographed by Heidi Lee and an organic chocolate bar (your choice of milk or dark!), a piece of music based on your name, written by Trevor Gureckis and recorded by NCP! + Umbrella Hat designed by Heidi Lee
 

•   Lost Generation by YOU: $3,000   
All of the above + at this point, we’ll tell everyone YOU wrote this piece:)

Nouveau Classical Project on NPR» http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2011/01/13/132865499/when-the-runway-meets-the-concert-hall
Nouveau Classical Project » Couture Breathes New Life into Classical Music http://newyorkthreads.tumblr.com/post/13186491283/couture-breathes-new-life-into-classical-music
“We Shall Bend Your Culture.” -Duke Ellington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhI6MQGkR88

H E I D I L E E business cards

photo: Christian Anwander
styling: James Valeri
glass hat: Heidi Lee
hair: Rolando Beauchamp
makeup: Pep Gay
model: Anais Pouliot from Trump

http://www.christiananwander.com/
http://www.jamesvaleri.com/
Christian Anwander’s photography has been featured on the covers of 10, 10 Men and Ponytail Magazine.
James Valeri’s styling has been featured in L’Uomo Vogue, I-D, V Man, V Magazine, Numéro, Wonderland, etc.

H E I D I L E E hats at End of Century » F/W 2011 
237 Eldridge St. NYC
http://www.endofcenturynyc.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/09/fashion/20110209_BROWSING_FW-11.html
http://www.papermag.com/2011/10/end_of_the_century_lauren_luloff.php
http://www.boweryboogie.com/2011/09/bravo-enlists-end-of-century-gallery-for-paint-the-town-series/

Ilikemystyle Magazine #6 Fall 2011
photo: Bela Borsodi
fashion director: James Valeri
luck∞lock hat: Heidi Lee
hair: Shawn Mount 
makeup: Christian McCulloch
model: Kate Somers at Supreme

http://www.ilikemystyle.net/
http://www.art-dept.com/artists/borsodi/
http://www.jamesvaleri.com/
Bela Borsodi’s photography has been featured in Vogue, V Man, V magazine, Another, 10 men, Numéro, etc.
James Valeri’s styling has been featured in L’Uomo Vogue, I-D, V Man, V Magazine, Numéro, Wonderland, etc.

H E I D I L E E hats at BeautiK@Laforet in Harajuku TOKYO
http://www.laforet.ne.jp/

H E I D I  L E E StyleLikeU Interview
http://stylelikeu.com/closets/heidi-lee/
Like a chemistry project, Heidi sees fashion as a “homegrown portal into who you are.” On the one hand, she’s an artsy RISD grad who dons avant-garde Comme des Garcons penguin checkerboard shoes, traditional lederhosen and a metal and leather Bliss Lau arm bracelet that she loves because it looks like a tourniquet (I am obsessed with it). On the other hand, she’s a science buff who loves metaphysics, geometry, sci-fi movies and feels that she could be a biologist or neuroscientist as well as a milliner. Magic happens when Heidi attaches a garter and over the knee hose to the pockets of her electric green Nina Hagen-inspired cutoffs, wears a necklace of a Korean mask steeped in ancestral folklore and an acid-colored fur hat that she claims is part of her preparation for the future, in which our planet will be so depleted that everyone will be freezing and need to buy the hats that she designs.
Hats and hatmaking are the ultimate enchantment for Heidi, as they can be made with your own hands, spark a conversation and carry a certain mystique. One of her happiest childhood memories took place at the Queens Botanical Gardens, while wearing her favorite white beach hat with a rose – her golden Kodak moment. As if the illusion of being naked is not chic enough in her chainmail dress that she likens to string theory or how the galaxies net together, Heidi wears it with her melting clock hat, a reference to Salvador Dali and her own attunement to vivid dreams. Heidi’s mom, whom she looks up to for her effortless ability to be gung-ho about everything, remains both a role model and a provocateur for Heidi to push for her own excellence. Heidi describes a dream about herself and her mom, explaining, “There are two beds…both of them identical. One side is me, the other side is my mom, and we would have these joint competitions with each other where we’d both have to make our beds. Every time, my mom would be able to beat me, a split second better.” A haute hat made up of strange plastic flowers and ferns is a creation spawned by Heidi’s interest in how fungi grow out of ants’ heads, worn with a Search and Destroy leopard and lace slip that she describes as Philistine with an old Roman feel to it.
In an iridescent, ecto-plasmic “kind of jelly fish shirt” that Heidi finds playful for its contours, shapes and a voyeuristic peek at the body, she wears her umbrella hat inspired by Issey Miyake, math and architecture. “There’s an alchemy that’s happening that’s interesting. And I go with it and then it’s a whole new concoction. A lot of times, it’s exploratory… but I am always happiest when I am wearing a hat,” Heidi says.

THE PASSION OF QUEEN
story: Paula Neudorf
published 7/14/11
“It’s hard to imagine him as just a fashion designer,” RISD alum and New York hat designer Heidi Lee said of McQueen. “He was an artist.” A self-described “mad hatter,” Heidi feels a deep connection with McQueen’s work, which frequently incorporated stunning hats and headgear designed by Philip Treacy. Posters of McQueen’s fashions adorn the wall of Heidi’s Brooklyn studio, which is chock-full of beads, fabric swatches and found objects, any of which could find their way onto a new hat design. She confided that one of her hats would soon be made of a wilted clock.
    For many young designers, McQueen’s work serves as a kind of beacon, a pinnacle that according to designer Colleen Turner, only one percent of people might actually ever reach.
    “I was pretty devastated,” Heidi said of the day she learned McQueen died. But, she pointed out, many of his friends and collaborators continue to work in New York and beyond. In fact, Heidi recently by chance stumbled upon a McQueen connection. She was walking down a Brooklyn street wearing one of her own hat creations when Katy England, a stylist who once worked as McQueen’s Creative Director, paused in the street bemused to exlaim that she fancied the hat.
    The exchange led to a major coup for the young designer: four hats designed by Heidi were pulled for an upcoming Dazed and Confused magazine coverstory starring McQueen’s friend and muse Björk, whom England styled.
    When considering McQueen’s legacy, Turner noted that fashion designers in school today have much more artistic ambitions than the business of fashion will probably ultimately allow them. “The reality is, you need to pay your bills,” she said.
    When asked whether she felt there is a difference between the kind of high-art costumes on display at the Met and the more prosaic day-to-day clothing of people on the street, however, Heidi responded firmly in the negative. “Life is the occasion,” she said. McQueen would probably have agreed. ☻

B+W VIP PARLOR Event
Andre Balazs, Vogue + Visionaire editors and other luminaries on the NYC and global scene attended. Sante D’Orazio’s controversial photography is currently on display from his private collection at PARLOR.
http://www.parlornewyork.com/
http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/nightlife/12625/Parlor_New_York_Like_a_Country_Club_in_SoHo_New_York_City_NYC_Hudson_Square_Nightclub
http://www.parlornewyork.com/therecord/parlor_new_york_the_record_0005.html

VIKTOR Magazine Fall 2011
photo: Naoki Ishizaka
styling: Masayo Kishi
parasol hat: Heidi Lee
kite jumpsuit: Kansay Yamamoto
hair: Kanshin Asano
makeup: Kaori Kasso
model: Chiharu at Satorujapan

http://www.kansai-inc.co.jp/
http://www.viktormag.com/en/
http://www.masayokishi.com/
‎”Nothing has changed from the past. I have not changed anything, only a change in the representations, just different ways to express.” -Kansay Yamamoto. Legendary fashion designer Kansay Yamamoto created the celestial costumes of David Bowie’s ϟ Ziggy Stardust ϟ + the high-speed skyliner train pictured above.