Alexander Wang
ANOOSHEH KALANTARI
INTRODUCTION
Born in 1983, Alexander Wang is a native Californian with a Taiwanese (Chinese)-American heritage who was born and raised in San Francisco. He moved to New York when he was 18 to study Fashion Design at Parsons, The New School for Design. By his sophomore year he designed his first women’s wear collection and dropped out of Parsons. The New York’s downtown cool designer officially launched his first women’s ready-to-wear collection in 2007 under Alexander
Wang brand and sold the collection to more than 200 stores. He burst onto the fashion scene with an energetic and clear creative vision, characterizing his designs with nonchalant, French chic and rock grunge looks that have sleek tailoring. Inspired from the nineties, his designs have a slouchy, rolled-out-of-bed, androgynous aesthetics; urban separates with masculine undertones and a tough girl attitude. He has won numerous awards including the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, Swarovski women’s wear Designer of the Year in 2009, the Swiss Textile Award in 2009 and in 2010 with another Swarovski Designer of the Year Award in the accessory category; for his most recent award, he won the GQ/CDFA menswear award.
Alexander Wang introduced a diffusion line of pre-weathered cotton tees, tanks, and T-shirt dresses named T by Alexander Wang and a footwear collection of towering platform sandals in spring 2009. T by Alexander Wang includes laid-back, casually chic basics and is priced for a bridge market, and offers unique interpretations of classic, everyday pieces for men and women.
The line is extremely wearable, and loved by both men and women for its ability to make casual basics as chic and modern as they are comfortable.
With his lines of Women’s wear, Men’s wear, T by Alexander Wang, a cult-status accessories line and a flagship Soho store, he has become one of New York’s fashion stars.
Today Alexander Wang is a privately held company worth $25-million
INTRODUCTION
Born in 1983, Alexander Wang is a native Californian with a Taiwanese (Chinese)-American heritage who was born and raised in San Francisco. He moved to New York when he was 18 to study Fashion Design at Parsons, The New School for Design. By his sophomore year he designed his first women’s wear collection and dropped out of Parsons. The New York’s downtown cool designer officially launched his first women’s ready-to-wear collection in 2007 under Alexander
Wang brand and sold the collection to more than 200 stores. He burst onto the fashion scene with an energetic and clear creative vision, characterizing his designs with nonchalant, French chic and rock grunge looks that have sleek tailoring. Inspired from the nineties, his designs have a slouchy, rolled-out-of-bed, androgynous aesthetics; urban separates with masculine undertones and a tough girl attitude. He has won numerous awards including the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, Swarovski women’s wear Designer of the Year in 2009, the Swiss Textile Award in 2009 and in 2010 with another Swarovski Designer of the Year Award in the accessory category; for his most recent award, he won the GQ/CDFA menswear award.
Alexander Wang introduced a diffusion line of pre-weathered cotton tees, tanks, and T-shirt dresses named T by Alexander Wang and a footwear collection of towering platform sandals in spring 2009. T by Alexander Wang includes laid-back, casually chic basics and is priced for a bridge market, and offers unique interpretations of classic, everyday pieces for men and women.
The line is extremely wearable, and loved by both men and women for its ability to make casual basics as chic and modern as they are comfortable.
With his lines of Women’s wear, Men’s wear, T by Alexander Wang, a cult-status accessories line and a flagship Soho store, he has become one of New York’s fashion stars.
Today Alexander Wang is a privately held company worth $25-million