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Lea Seong Makes Milk Fabric Fashionable

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By Cathy Rose A. Garcia

Staff Reporter

It's been a little over a year since designer Lea Seong established her own fashion company in Shanghai, but there's a lot of attention surrounding her completely feminine designs made of milk fabric.

Seong made a splashy debut in Korea with her women's wear collection at the Pret-a-Porter Busan fashion show in late November.

In an interview with The Korea Times, Seong said she wanted her clothes to be recognized for their distinctive style.

``I want the Lea Seong brand to be known as a feminine line, with full skirts, fringes, soft touches and utter femininity. I want it to be very attractive and get people's attention,'' she said.

Seong was delighted to have been invited by Model Center president Toh Shin-woo to participate at the Pret-a-Porter Busan. She presented her 2010 spring and summer collection inspired by the free-spirited flapper women of the 1920s, with swishy mini-dresses in bright colors and hand-painted detail.