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Zane Li of Lii Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Capping Off a Banner Year in Fashion

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Zane Li of Lii Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Capping Off a Banner Year in Fashion

He looks to use the $300,000 in prize money to hire more people and expand the brand into new categories.

Zane Li, the founder and creative director of the New York-based women’s and men’s fashion label Lii, came away as the winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, receiving $300,000 and mentorship opportunities.

The big reveal came during a celebratory cocktail party and dinner held at The Crane Club in New York City Tuesday night, hosted by Tory Burch, Thom Browne, Chloe Malle and Anna Wintour.

Among the guests were Eva Chen, Aurora James, Nicole Phelps, Christopher John Rogers, Yumi Shin, Hildy Kuryk, Vera Wang, Gabriela Hearst, Wes Gordon, Pierre-Yves Roussel, Bethann Hardison, Christian Cowan, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Tara Rudes Dann, Rachel Scott, Henry Zankov, J Dynasty Ogun, Soull Ogun, Kate Barton, Chioma Nnadi, Tanner Richie and Ashlynn Park.

The Chongqing, China-born Li, who launched his New York-based brand in 2024 shortly after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, has had a busy year on the awards front. Li was the winner of the Fashion Trust U.S. Ready-to-Wear award in April, and last month, he won the prestigious Karl Lagerfeld Prize at the 2026 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers in Paris. Li’s designs blend minimalist ’90s silhouettes with technical sportswear and structured, avant-garde shapes.

“I’m feeling great,” Li told WWD, after receiving the award from the model Mona Tougaard , who was dressed that evening in one of Lii’s designs. “It’s great. It’s so surreal.



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