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Runway

Designer Dossier: 3.1 Phillip Lim

May 23, 2012

By Marisa Swanson

A true natural talent, Lim didn’t consider a career as a clothing designer until he was unpacking a box of Katayone Adeli clothing while employed at Barneys. He loved her design style so much that he vied for an internship and won it. Just two weeks in, he found himself whisked off to work in Paris, all before he’d finished college. Though it wasn’t…

A contributing writer to theFashionSpot, Marisa has penned articles and features in over a dozen online and print publications. She's worked as fashion critic and creative director for papierdoll.com, been the managing editor for Caribbean-based Ocean Style Magazine, and worked with Set Magazine, a luxury lifestyle magazine based in Zurich, as a contributing editor. She splits her time between New York, Los Angeles and her hometown as a freelance fashion and cultural copywriter, editor and journalist. You can find out more at her site marisaswanson.com and follow her on Twitter @mraswan.