SEMI-FINALIST OF THE 2014 LVMH PRIZE

YANG LIby YANG LI

Yang Li is a Central Saint Martins dropout and former Raf Simons intern. Though born in Beijing, Li grew up in the sleepy city of Perth in Western Australia, where basketball and skateboarding — which still influence his work today — served as his primary introduction to style. It was the work of Helmut Lang and Raf Simons, however, that first turned him onto the possibility of becoming a designer. Blending classic tailoring and architectural silhouettes with a healthy dose of punk, Li is creating a looks that are very much his own.