Hellen van Rees was born in Gouda, the Netherlands and finished her BA Fashion design in 2009. Her collection was nominated for several international desing competitions. Following her graduatios she worked as a freelance designer while continuing to work on a new collection under her own name.
In 2010 she started an MA course at Central Saint Martins in London and finished in March 2012 with a show on London Fashion Week.  source notjustalabel.com