Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion graduate Li Gong founded menswear label 8ON8 in 2017. After carefully developing his aesthetic and style he presents in 8on8 a fresh vision and energy of the future drawing reference points from past generations of city life and the energy of youth in a mature form.
Fresh pattern cutting technique and tempered proportions combine with the mix of technical and traditional fabrics to provide distinct categories of clothing for men transcending and fusing the categories of contemporary sportswear and men’s tailoring.
Li Gong graduated from Central Saint Martins College MA Fashion, was the recipient of the LVMH Grand Prix Scholar- ship, he was also the recipient of Shanghai Fashion Weeks ‘best new designer’ award for his SS19 Collection and featured in The Hong Kong 10 Asian Designers to watch exhibition and the Forbes China U30 list in 2018. Li start showing his collection at London fashion week schedule from SS20 sponsored by GQ China, has been recently announced his collaboration with CANALI and ASICS globally.