Phillip Lim has been on a particularly strong beat in New York since last year's official return to New York Fashion Week, with the fall 2023 immersive gallery and his spring 2024 show. This season, he hits the final chapter of his story centered in New York.
“In the end, it was necessary to do this to really understand that we are a New York brand. We always have been, but sometimes you get imposter syndrome,” she said.
Lim is certainly a New York designer, and his fall collection hit every aspect of the city on the go with dresses that are elegant, affordable, and easy to wear. Her first look, photographed with model MJ Herrera, is what she proposes as quintessential without “making it too obvious,” as seen through the dark green faux fur coat, white ribbed capri leggings, wide poplin shirt and booties and ID bag. .
“It's the New York attitude of mixing high and low in all the different activities; “It embodies all the components of ‘live, work, love, play,’” he said.
Hybrid dressing remained part of their dialogue, extending to two-in-one shirt dresses; mixed French terry and cargo tracksuits; utility jackets with ribbed knit panels cinched at the waist and a new take on spring's stellar red cape like black sherpa and cape-back ripstop vest, to name a few. Lim emphasized the importance of matching all season long: spicing up spring's delicate feminine layers with signature suits (some had a playful nod to sheer micro-sequins all over); striped and reversible ribbed knits, and utilitarian layers, including denim.
Her richer-textured, double-sided bouclé fringed styles (with interior jacquard stitching) certainly stood out in the form of a turtleneck worn over a hybrid turtleneck and organza fabric with a lace-inserted dress or wrap coat. but flattering with double metal. -belt closures. Plus, a black tweed top with a leather pocket and sleek “3.1 snaps” (which Lim joked was her replacement for the French pleat) paired with a black denim cargo skirt and a graphic New York slogan bag felt equally cool in the center.
To bring the collection to life, Lim organized it into four vignettes of “live,” “work,” “love,” and “play” within her second immersive experience at an art gallery in Chinatown. This time, it showcased themed art from a multi-generational group of Asian American and Pacific Islander creatives alongside exhibits from its collection (created in partnership with Indie Studios), which Lim described as “celebrating and collaborating with our creative and artist communities.” broader”.
Titled “Intersections,” Lim featured the works of Dong Ping Wong and his team at Food Architects; photographer Jiro Konami; composer Sugar Vendil; graphic design studio Social Species and original verses by young poets Fatima Ahman, Jessica Kim, Vanessa Niu and Serena Yang.
The exhibit will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday for all New Yorkers to experience.
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