Phillip Lim with his mother, Hannah, at home in Westminster. Hannah, a seamstress, wanted her son to be a doctor. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Lim with his sister Lisa in the 70s. The family came to Southern California after fleeing Cambodia. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Fall 2007 (Stuart Ramson / AP)
Spring 2007 (Matthew Peyton / Getty Images)
