ESTHER LEE

Esther Lee is the founder and designer of STHR Studios, a New York City-based luxury brand that is redefining the pace of the fashion industry. In this interview, Esther speaks on her experience working in the fast fashion industry for 5+ years where she witnessed firsthand the poor labor conditions of factories in China as well as the harmful environmental effects of the constant production cycle. Esther also shares the pros and cons she experienced starting the brand amidst the global pandemic, a time where the Asian American community faced hate crimes due to xenophobia rooted within a false narrative that the Asian community was to blame for Covid-19.