Kay Lee is one of the most successful designers in Korean fashion industry especially in women’s casual. She has created four brands for two different companies over 12 years as the creative director and currently directs two, Kaylee Tankus and BNX.

Lee hates to be seen as a typecast and this is the main driving force of her success. Her approach for designing a brand starts from the observation of the void in the market rather than forcing her preference to the market.

Kaylee Tankus is a casual and chic sportswear for the young, urban woman. Since creating the brands in 2004, creative director Kay Lee has successfully launched collections that has architectural cut and appeals to global style crowd. Kaylee Tankus is made for a well-educated and curious woman, a modern day globetrotter who travels in the search of new ideas. Kaylee Tankus collections are inspired by a concept of global culture and have arisen from a mixture of Eastern and Western tastes, thus giving life to a collection which is enriched by big-city details, yet at the same time extremely traditional shapes.

Avista Inc., a South Korean company, attains four brands, TANKUS, BNX, eryn brinie and Kai-aakmann. In 2006 Avista generated 104 million USD in sales revenue and reached a milestone with its successful Initial Public Offering in the Korean Stock Exchange. Established with a vision to create brands that deliver premium fashion to customers around the world, Avista has made significant strides forward within its five years history.

After the successful launch of the first brand BNX for the domestic Korean market in 2002, Avista introduced TANKUS in 2004. Today TANKUS is sold throughout 22 countries and it’s continuously expanding worldwide. More than 200 selected boutiques are distributing Tankus collections in Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, USA, Canada, Japan.
Avista will continue to introduce designs that speak to consumers from all walks of life and implement stringent quality control measures to maintain valuable relationships with customers around the globe.
Acrex Italia is based in Milan and it’s the main contact point for Europe sales and public relations while Acrex Inc., based in New York City, is the main reference for the U.S. and Canada market.
Starting from January 2008 Avista Inc. will introduce Tankus designer's name Kay Lee beside the current brand name Tankus. The renew brand name will be KAYLEE TANKUS.

For the upcoming Fall Winter 2008/2009 season Kaylee Tankus will be at Project Las Vegas (12-14 February 2008), Coterie NY (10-12 February 2008)