02/05/10 - The Beatnik movement was the inspiration for Phillip Lim's spring summer 2010 collection. Lim has created a new line that's designed for himself. It's comfortable, elegant and sophisticated with intelligent use of proportions.

The Beatnik movement was the inspiration for Phillip Lim's spring summer 2010 collection. The austere color palette is casually elegant, with touches of blue and purple.

The Beat movement ended up being called Beatnik, and it determined a stereotype among young people in the late fifties.

The line features interesting creations, like his silk trousers and his remake of the classic trenchcoat. Lim has created a new line that's designed for himself. It's comfortable, elegant and sophisticated with intelligent use of proportions.