Presenting YEOHLEE:
Designing For The Urban Nomad

October 6–

Exclusive fashion event featuring Yeohlee Teng at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on October 6

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Washington, D.C. – The Corcoran Gallery of Art is thrilled to present acclaimed fashion designer Yeohlee Teng in an exclusive show of YEOHLEE’s work. The Malaysian-born designer has received high praise for her architecturally-influenced designs intended for the “Urban Nomad,” a phrase Yeohlee coined in 1996 to encapsulate the modernity, multiculturalism, and practicality of her designs.

“What I intend to do in my own manner – very quietly – is to break down traditions. Banning the rules is what I’m about.” – Yeohlee Teng, Vogue magazine, September 2004.

YEOHLEE’s works are in the permanent collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as past exhibitions at the Galléria, Musée de la Mode in Paris and the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She has received numerous awards throughout her career—most recently she was recognized for the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Award at the White House in 2005.

Direct from the runway of New York’s Fall Fashion Week, YEOHLEE will bring the collection to the Corcoran for a unique talk, followed by an exclusive fashion show in the Corcoran’s grand atrium featuring DC celebrities. A reception sponsored by Capitol File magazine will officially open the evening.

The reception, lecture and fashion show will take place on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. Advanced registration is strongly encouraged; tickets for Corcoran members are $50 and general public are $60.

EVENT SPONSORSHIP
The event is co-sponsored with The Fashion Group International® of Greater Washington, D.C. in conjunction with Capitol File magazine.

ABOUT THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
The Corcoran Gallery of Art was founded in 1869 as Washington’s first museum of art. It is a privately funded institution incorporating both a museum and college of art and design. As one of America’s oldest art institutions, the institution is known internationally for its distinguished collection of historical and modern American art as well as European painting, sculpture, photography and decorative arts.

Founded in 1890, the Corcoran College of Art + Design is Washington’s only four-year college of art and design. The college currently offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program; a two-year Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degree program; Master of Arts (MA) degree programs in Interior Design and the History of Decorative Arts; and a Continuing Education program encompassing more than 250 courses and seven certificate programs for part-time adult students; as well as year-round classes designed especially for children and teens.

The Corcoran Gallery of Art is located at New York Avenue and 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. and is open Wednesdays – Sundays from 10 am – 5 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but open on holiday Mondays. Admission to the Corcoran is: $8.00 for adults; $6.00 for senior citizens and U.S. military personnel; $4 for students with current ID; and $3 for Member guests. Admission is always free for Members and children under 12. Admission is “pay as you wish” on Thursdays after 5 pm. For information about the museum, call (202) 639-1700 or visit www.corcoran.org. For information about the college, call (202) 639-1800 or visit www.corcoran.edu.

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CONTACT:
Kristin Guiter
Manager of Media Relations
(202) 639-1867,
kguiter@corcoran.org

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