Lii Men’s Spring 2026: A Leggy Display

Zane Li’s sophomore men’s collection, as the Daily Mail would like to put it, is all about putting on a very leggy display.

The New York-based, FIT-trained Chinese designer said the styling choice is aimed at evoking the status of half-ready.

“Maybe they woke up too late and everything is in the laundry or too wrinkly, so you throw on a nice coat over gym shorts and flip-flops, and you’re at least ready to get a coffee. There is something chic about that,” he said.

The legs might be bare, but Li balanced the looks with eye-catching outerwear, with standouts including sheer trenches in breathable nylon, squared ponchos, and mac coats in aqua, pink and blue.

“For menswear, outerwear is the most important expression of style. You can wear literally anything — a T-shirt, sweat shorts, maybe nothing — and it’s enough if you have a nice trenchcoat or bomber. That’s the ease of menswear that can be quite liberating when you try less to make more out of it,” he added.

Inspiration wise, Li said spring 2026 was about muting the aggression that’s associated with uniforms of all sorts, and giving these different archetypes of menswear a gentle, softer spin.

By changing the texture and proportion, Li was able to reimagine garments as power projections as modern, playful fashion statements.

A Mao suit came with a flare in the front. A cropped Harrington jacket was paired with a sweatshirt with a wide, dropped waistband. Other fun offerings included a leotard-cum-T-shirt, and a two-in-one tank top/T-shirt hybrid.