PHILLIP LIM TO SHOW MENSWEAR IN PARIS

French Dressing: Phillip Lim is Paris-bound for his Fall 2011 men’s show. The New York-based designer will join compatriots such as Thom Browne, Rick Owens, Adam Kimmel and Yigal Azrouël on the men’s calendar there.


“We wanted the men’s wear to be shown in line with other men’s collections. Showing in New York [in February] meant we were selling the collection before it was presented officially to press and buyers, so the main reason was to realign with the calendar,” said Lim of the switch. The collection will be shown in a presentation format on Jan. 22 at the Hôtel de la Monnaie, or Museum of Coins.