88% matchIssey Miyake
Flat-pattern engineering turned into sculptural volume
What changes: Decades-old house with tech-driven pleating and vast product range
Brand profile
LII
New York womenswear label by FIT graduate Zane Li, known for architecturally cut, sculptural minimalism in vivid colour.
New YorkOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about LII
Garments drafted like blueprints
Designer Zane Li builds pieces from flat shapes, producing sculptural minimal silhouettes with slivers of negative space, vivid colour and precise construction.
Two years old, already vetted
Founded 2023 with a Fall/Winter 2024 debut, the label staged a full New York Fashion Week runway in 2025 and is stocked by SSENSE.
Womenswear from a Chinatown studio
This is a womenswear line run out of New York's Chinatown by a Chongqing-born FIT graduate named a 2026 LVMH Prize semifinalist.
Looks from LII
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80% matchJil Sander
Severe precision cutting in bold single-colour blocks
What changes: Luxury pricing, corporate scale, less experimental negative space
76% matchComme des Garçons
Pattern-cutting as concept, garments built from odd flat shapes
What changes: Far more abstract and anti-fit; huge sub-label ecosystem
74% matchCraig Green
Sculptural garments engineered from strapped, modular panels
What changes: Workwear and utility codes rather than sleek colour minimalism
Brand facts
LII is a New York womenswear label founded in 2023 by Chongqing-born designer Zane Li shortly after he graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Working from a Chinatown studio, Li drafts garments from flat shapes like architectural blueprints, producing sculptural, minimal silhouettes with slivers of negative space, vivid colour and precise construction. The label debuted for Fall/Winter 2024 and staged its first full New York Fashion Week runway in 2025. Li was named a 2026 LVMH Prize semifinalist, and the brand is stocked by SSENSE.
- Founded
- 2023
- Origin
- New York, United States
- Price
- $$$$
- Typical prices
- T-shirts $181–$257 · Jackets $445–$558
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde