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{{Infobox fashion designer
| name = Doo-Ri Chung
| image = Doo-ri chung.jpg
| caption = Chung in September 2006
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1973}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = [[The New School]] ([[Parsons The New School for Design|Parsons]] division)
| label_name = Doo-Ri Chung
| awards = 2006 Swarovski's Perry Ellis Award <br/> 2006 Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund Award
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
| hangul = %정두리
| hanja =
}}
[[Image:Doo-Ri Chung.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Doo-Ri runway presentation during [[New York Fashion Week]] (Fall 2007)]]

'''Doo-Ri Chung''' ({{Korean|hangul=정두리}}; born 1973) is an American [[fashion designer]].

==Training and career==
Chung graduated from [[The New School]] university's [[Parsons The New School for Design|Parsons]] division with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in [[Fashion]] in 1995.<ref name="Parsons">{{cite web |url= http://www.parsons.edu/news/detail.aspx?nID=146 |title= Parsons Alumna Wins CFDA Fashion Award |website= Parsons.edu |access-date= 2007-01-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060831005553/http://www.parsons.edu/news/detail.aspx?nID=146 |archive-date= 2006-08-31 |url-status= dead }}</ref> After receiving her degree, Chung worked for [[Geoffrey Beene]] for six years, rising to the position of head designer.

In 2001, Chung started her own firm in the basement of her parents' dry cleaning business. The firm remained there for the next four years.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite journal | last = Peterson | first = Holly | title =From the Basement of the Dry Cleaners to the Big Time | journal = Newsweek | volume = 146/147 | issue = 26/1 | pages = 92–93 | date = December 26, 2006 }}</ref> Chung is best known for her [[jersey (clothing)|jersey]] dresses, which have a unique drape. Chung has stated that she has no plans to move away from creating such dresses, as she now has a steady clientele. She is inspired by [[Ann Demeulemeester]], [[Martha Graham]] and [[Joseph Beuys]].<ref name="Vogue">{{cite journal | title = Doo-Ri Chung | journal = Vogue | pages = 175 | date = January 2007}}</ref> Chung planned to introduce a shoe line in fall 2008.<ref name="Vogue2">{{cite journal | title = Seven Dates With Kate | journal = Vogue | pages = 224 | date = February 2008}}</ref>

In October 2011, at a [[state dinner]] honoring [[South Korea]]n [[President of South Korea|President]] [[Lee Myung-bak]] and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok, [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] wore an asymmetrical purple dress designed by Chung. The dress was a classic Chung creation, featuring draped jersey fabric with a chiffon belt embellished with multicolored crystals.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?michelle_obama_wears_a_dress_designed_by_doo-ri_chung_17553.aspx | title = Michelle Obama wears a dress designed by Doo-Ri Chung | publisher = Asia Pacific Arts | date = 2011-10-18 | access-date = 2011-11-10 | archive-date = 2013-11-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111003656/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?michelle_obama_wears_a_dress_designed_by_doo-ri_chung_17553.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was described as "Ultra-violet, ultra-cool" <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/doo-ri-chung-talks-about-her-state-dinner-dress-for-michelle-obama/2011/10/13/gIQAV9BdiL_blog.html|title=Doo-Ri Chung talks about her state dinner dress for Michelle Obama|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | first=Ned|last=Martel|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>

In June 2012, Chung announced she was leaving Doo.Ri, her [[eponymous]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/06/doo-ri-chung-is-leaving-doori-the-label.html |title= Doo-Ri Chung Is Leaving Doo.Ri the Label |work= [[New York (magazine)|NYmag.com]] |date= June 22, 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, she became creative director of the contemporary clothing line [[VINCE.|Vince]] in [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://fashionista.com/2013/01/doo-ri-chung-named-creative-director-of-vince-as-company-eyes-ipo |title= Doo-Ri Chung Named Creative Director of Vince as Company Eyes IPO |work= Fashionista |date= January 10, 2013}}</ref> a position she left in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://fashionweekdaily.com/doo-ri-chung-bids-adieu-to-vince/ |title= Doo-Ri Chung Bids Adieu To Vince |work= The Daily Front Row |date= October 31, 2013}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2004, Chung was a finalist for the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|Vogue/Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Fund Award]].<ref name="Newsweek"/>

Chung won the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|Swarovski's Perry Ellis Award for emerging talent in womenswear]] from the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] in June 2006. Chung's award was based on her 2005 Spring and Fall collections.<ref name="Parsons"/> Also in 2006, Chung won the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund Award]].<ref name="Vogue"/> This $200,000 prize also came with a [[Lexus]] and a [[Montblanc (company)|Montblanc]] watch.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Norwich | first=William | title = Talking Fashion | journal = Vogue | pages = 83–88 | date = January 2007}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2006, Chung married Jeff Green. She and her husband made their own wedding rings.<ref name="Vogue"/> When not working, Chung enjoys travel, cooking, films, and reading the newspaper. Chung's favorite destinations are [[Turks and Caicos]] and [[Anguilla]].<ref name="Vogue2"/>

== Filmography ==
* [[Seamless (film)|Seamless]], 2005

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{FMD designer|doo-ri-chung|Doo-Ri Chung}}

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172.56.232.118: converting Infobox Korean name to newer semi-automatic romanization version