80% matchProenza Schouler
NY peer with sharper tailoring and an it-bag focus
What changes: Higher price and more overtly runway-driven
Brand profile
3.1 Phillip Lim
New York label founded in 2005 by Phillip Lim and Wen Zhou, known for pared-back modern tailoring, easy separates and structured leather bags.
New York CityOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about 3.1 Phillip Lim
The bags carry the label
Structured leather accessories are what the house is best known for, even though the range now covers womenswear, menswear, footwear and bags together.
Contemporary pricing, not runway pricing
It sits in the high contemporary tier: pared-back modern tailoring and relaxed separates rather than the full designer price ladder.
New design lead since 2025
Phillip Lim's name stays on the label, but Michelle Rhee was named Head of Design in 2025, working from the existing brand codes rather than resetting them.
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Brand facts
New York contemporary label founded in 2005 by designer Phillip Lim and business partner Wen Zhou, who remains President and CEO. It debuted at New York Fashion Week that year and now spans womenswear, menswear, footwear and accessories, sold through stores in the US, Japan, China and Thailand plus wholesale boutiques. The house style is pared-back modern tailoring, relaxed separates and structured leather bags. In 2025 the company named Michelle Rhee Head of Design, signalling a new creative chapter built on existing brand codes.
- Founded
- 2005
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- China
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury, Avant-garde