Alexander Wang

Fashion Designer

Alexander Wang is a designer of Chinese-American heritage, born and raised in San Francisco. He moved to New York City at the age of eighteen to attend Parsons Design School and partake in a variety of internships.

Wang launched his eponymous label in 2005 whilst he was still studying, with a predominantly knitwear debut collection with six unisex silhouettes. He completed his first full womenswear collection in S/S 07, before his label then made its runway debut for A/W 07.

In 2008, Wang launched an accessories collection and was the winner of that year's Vogue/CFDA Fund competition. The following year, he began the Women's T by Alexander Wang label and debuted his first line of footwear. Later that year, Wang was named CFDA Swarovski Womenswear Designer of the Year. Wang's men's ready-to-wear launched in 2011, the same year that the CFDA recognised Wang as Accessory Designer of the Year.

In December 2012 Alexander Wang was appointed creative director of Balenciaga. His debut collection for the brand received positive reviews, however, in July 2015 it was announced that Balenciaga and Kering had decided not to renew the his contract. In 2016, Wang became the CEO and chairman of the Wang brand, succeeding his mother, Ying Wang, and sister-in-law, Aimee Wang. In 2017, Wang was named one of HypeBeast's HB100, their top 100 influencers in the industry. In 2018, he began a collaboration with Adidas, and in 2019, Wang collaborated with Uniqlo on a capsule collection.

Alexander Wang is a designer of Chinese-American heritage, born and raised in San Francisco. He moved to New York City at the age of eighteen to attend Parsons Design School and partake in a variety of internships.

Wang launched his eponymous label in 2005 whilst he was still studying, with a predominantly knitwear debut collection with six unisex silhouettes. He completed his first full womenswear collection in S/S 07, before his label then made its runway debut for A/W 07.

In 2008, Wang launched an accessories collection and was the winner of that year's Vogue/CFDA Fund competition. The following year, he began the Women's T by Alexander Wang label and debuted his first line of footwear. Later that year, Wang was named CFDA Swarovski Womenswear Designer of the Year. Wang's men's ready-to-wear launched in 2011, the same year that the CFDA recognised Wang as Accessory Designer of the Year.

In December 2012 Alexander Wang was appointed creative director of Balenciaga. His debut collection for the brand received positive reviews, however, in July 2015 it was announced that Balenciaga and Kering had decided not to renew the his contract. In 2016, Wang became the CEO and chairman of the Wang brand, succeeding his mother, Ying Wang, and sister-in-law, Aimee Wang. In 2017, Wang was named one of HypeBeast's HB100, their top 100 influencers in the industry. In 2018, he began a collaboration with Adidas, and in 2019, Wang collaborated with Uniqlo on a capsule collection.

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