Originally studying business marketing, Sumie graduated as an award-winning fashion designer from the University of Texas at Austin with an apparel design degree. During her college years, Sumie worked as a free-lance fashion photographer, working with several talent/modeling agencies in Austin, Texas. She also briefly studied at Parsons school of Design in New York. Currently, Sumie is working in the fashion industry in New York as a designer as well as photographer. Her work can be seen in the new innovative design showroom called Warp Designs in Brooklyn.