Phillip Lim
Phillip Lim
Phillip Limis an American fashion designer of Chinese descent. Lim co-founded and worked at the Los Angeles-based fashion label Development from 2000 to 2004. In the fall of 2005, he co-founded 3.1 Phillip Lim with friend and business partner Wen Zhou, becoming the company's creative director. Lim has garnered both critical and commercial success with his eponymous line. The Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Lim the 2007 award for Emerging Talent in Womenswear for his work at 3.1...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth28 March 1973
CountryChina
When people ask about inspirations, and you're like 'oh, it was a flower or a mountain or a pony', some people just think you're insane. I'm worried to come across that way.
One of the reasons I wanted to collaborate with Target is because I felt that together we could create a collection that would inspire – one that is cool and chic, but still very accessible.
I love crazy, gaudy bling.
I have always had a relationship with clothes.
You know, for myself, my personal journey has been a very fortunate one and I would say to people it's like the stars lined up and the skies opened up and the sun shined and I met the right people - was at the right time. And, most importantly, you know I love what I do.
I'm really a classicist at heart - with a bit of madness!
Just because you work in the fashion industry, it doesn't mean you live your life in fashion.
You can make jeans and a t-shirt super stylish. It's what you make of it, you know?