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J. B. R. Lee: Serial Killer

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Lee was the youngest of 6 children, he was the son of a taxi driver. He was very close with his mother and loved her deeply. Growing up he had left school at 16 to start an internship with saville row tailors Anderson and Sheppard. He later also interned for Gieves and Hawkes.
At 20 years old he was employed by Koji Tatsuno.
A year later Lee went to Milan where he was employed by Romeo Gigli as his assistant designer.
When arriving back, Lee finished his MA in fashion at Central Saint Martins, where he showcased his graduation collection in 1992 called “Jack the Ripper stalks his victims”, where he used his own hair in the garments. His career then picked up when he met Isabella Blow.

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