Bae was born in 1975 in Seoul, and moved to Sydney in 1980.[1]
In an interview in 2010,[2] Bae said that she had dreams of being a fashion designer from a young age, with her grandfather and both her parents being involved within the fashion industry. From the age of four, Bae began to attend art school.
Bae won the 2007 Tiffany & Co Young Designer of the Year Award and in 2009 was nominated for the Prix de Marie Claire Designer of the Year Award.
She has achieved international recognition through having her collections sold in the US, UK and UAE. Stockists have included Barneys and Henri Bendel of New York, Matches in London, Sace and Harvey Nichols in Dubai, and Satine.[5][6]
In Australia, her collections are sold in Myer[7] and she collaborated with Target Australia in October 2007 to design dress collections.[8][9]
She has also been employed as a senior designer for the labels Saba and Charlie Brown and worked with Marcs.[citation needed]