Chinese American fashion designer Phillip Lim grew up in the suburbs of Orange County in Southern California. While he was figuring out what to tell his parents, he majored in home economics, which offered sewing courses that felt natural to him and would change the course of his future. To Lim, what he is doing is simply creating clothes, and how being Chinese influences this is just through the thought, humility, integrity, and tenacity that is in the culture but remains unsaid. The two looks he chose to showcase in the exhibit offer the closest snapshot of what his company does. His company represents the modern uniform, which like the two looks, is multifaceted and unconventional but in the end somewhat normal. To him, fashion is the only medium that can neutralize and cross social, cultural, and economic lines. It allows you to look the part you feel, and more and more people may be realizing and resonating with that. He feels honored to be included in this group of Chinese American designers, and feels that he is but one link in a chain of designers, some who have paved the way for his generation and some who will in turn pave the way for others coming after.