Tara Olivo, Associate Editor04.06.18
After spending years in the fashion and textile industries, Debra Lee was at a crossroads in her life. After working for Calvin Klein in New York, and then launching her own line of intimate apparel in the mid-90s, Lee was trying to figure out the next step in her life.
“Do I continue on this career track and don’t look back? Or do I step back?” Lee recalls.
At this point, her line of “innerwear,” which included camisoles, body suits, bras and panties made with high performance fabrics that wicked away moisture, were being sold in high-end retailers such as Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus.
“But my goal was to always to get married and have a family, so I chose the latter,” Lee says.
After getting married and having her first child, Lee realized she wasn’t done innovating. “I had some ideas that I felt like I could implement and possibly do something to help the impact on our environment in relation to diapers. I was a pure Huggies buyer. I completely embraced Huggies in particular. They worked, but it was that guilty feeling that a lot of moms have now about
“Do I continue on this career track and don’t look back? Or do I step back?” Lee recalls.
At this point, her line of “innerwear,” which included camisoles, body suits, bras and panties made with high performance fabrics that wicked away moisture, were being sold in high-end retailers such as Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus.
“But my goal was to always to get married and have a family, so I chose the latter,” Lee says.
After getting married and having her first child, Lee realized she wasn’t done innovating. “I had some ideas that I felt like I could implement and possibly do something to help the impact on our environment in relation to diapers. I was a pure Huggies buyer. I completely embraced Huggies in particular. They worked, but it was that guilty feeling that a lot of moms have now about
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