Fashion career profile
Phillip Lim
Phillip Lim (born Pheng Lim; September 16, 1973) is an American fashion designer. Lim is of Chinese descent whose parents immigrated to the United States from Cambodia during the Cambodian genocide. 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 representative. 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 Phillip Lim. In 2012, he was awarded the council's Swarovski award for Menswear.
- Role
- Founder & Creative Director, 3.1 Phillip Lim
- Nationality
- Thai-Chinese-American
- Age
- 53
- Career appointments
- 1
- Fashion houses
- 1
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- Phillip Lim to Return to Fashion, Launching PlayLoveWin for Spring ’27WWD · 2026-07-21
- Taraji P. Henson Embraces Structured Neutrals From 3.1 Phillip Lim for ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’WWD · 2026-03-18
- 2005–Present — Co-Founder & Creative Director — 3.1 Phillip LimCurrent appointment