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Three Prizes, One Year: Zane Li of LII and the New York Way to Win
On October 20, the Chongqing-born, New York-based designer Zane Li won the 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, his third major prize of the year after the Fashion Trust US award and the LVMH Prize’s Karl Lagerfeld Prize. Who he is, what LII makes, and what the wins mean for a small independent label.
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Eight New York Designers to Know Before 2027
From a zero-waste tailor to a Brooklyn knitwear engineer, eight New York labels that juries, retailers and the official calendar are already watching.
