Collection
DANA LEE BROWN is a collection of clothing and bespoke fabrics crafted from soil to loom in collaboration with regional farms and mills. Each piece features a hand-chronicled label sharing its textile's journey of creation beginning at the farm.
We warmly invite you to visit our Atelier/ Shop on Bowen Island, BC, where you can explore the collection and gain insight into the farms, fibres, and processes behind each custom textile.
DANA
Daughter of Shiu Hon Lee and Donna Jean Brown, Dana grew up in Northern BC and Vancouver before moving to New York to design menswear. There, she eventually founded her eponymous label, DANA LEE (2008–2016), before taking a five-year hiatus from the garment industry.
Her in-depth experience with domestic garment and textile production serves as a foundation for this deeper exploration into clothing-making, with a focus on agriculture, fibre and yarn-production, and bioregional design.
Since 2018, Dana has resided on NEXWLÉLEXWM (Bowen Island), the ancestral and unceded territory of the SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH ÚXWUMIXW (Squamish Nation), where her brand is also based.
PRESS
Blackbirdskyplane Interview- May 4th, 2023
High Snobiety Interview_Sept. 10, 2021
Identity design by Manon Fraser
Writing by Theo Mohamed
Documentary imagery by Adrian Buitenhuis