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Article: Thieves grab 30 samples of Soo Yung Lee line.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- July 8, 1985
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Thieves grab 30 samples of Soo Yung Lee line
Samples for the Soo by Soo Yung Lee resort collection were stolen early Wednesday morning when burglars broke into the third-story window of the company's design studio at 244 West 39th St.
More than 30 samples valued at about $30,000 were taken from the firm's loft, according to Charles Kapes, president of SYL, Ltd., maker of the Soo Yung Lee designer dress line and the better-price Soo dress collection. He said some samples from the designer line were also taken.
The incident occurred at about 3:30 a.m. when the burglars broke a back window and triggered an alarm system. A spokesman for the ...