In the wake of COVID-19, the designer’s mind-set “volleys between shock and heartache and focus.”

WWD started NYFW with influencers, designers and industry executives to share insights on getting started, keeping it real and the importance of wellness.

The designer threw an inclusive, democratic party at his 3.1 Phillip Lim store to present his fall collection.

In advance of an interview, the designer sent WWD a statement on why he’s taking a runway break.

The hiatus is more primal than a stop to smell the roses. Lim wants “to take a moment to breathe.…To think about the act of joyful creation again.”

The booming sports label is extending the crossover effort with the designer to include at least two more collections.

According to Phillip Lim, “the word is transformation.” HIs collection showed it with a striking balance of style and sustainability.

Asian Americans comprise 12 percent of the professional workforce and 5.6 percent of the U.S. population.

Utility details mixed with sartorial accents and artisanal touches gave a chic, urban edge to Lim’s collections for men and women.

The designer shares a strong curiosity in different cultures and yen for travel with the platform.

Lim built the collection on three main pillars: utility, sustainability and a play on gender codes.

How a cookbook, tattoo parlor, and “overpriced chairs” fit into the brand’s antistrategy.

The forum will bring designers and fashion executives to Japan to dig into the latest trends.

Phillip Lim invoked Marie Kondo as inspiration, with a line of sturdy-chic wardrobe building blocks that were designed to “spark joy.”

From the quirky to the metaphorical, designers such as Carolina Herrera, Cynthia Rowley and Jill Stuart shared what made them tick for fall.