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Alexander Wang
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 26
Designer
Fashion Designer
San Francisco County
California
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Brands
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In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.
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My mom would put me in these preppy little suits and slick my hair to the side. I have these baby pictures of me where I'm this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck.
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I think everyone shares a fear of failure-that you're only as good as your most recent collection.
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All my closest friends are the ones I made while in college or who knew me growing up. They keep me grounded, and I adore that about them.
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I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
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I wear mostly black Main Line or T… But the other day, the sun was shining so I wore blue jeans. It caused so much excitement in the office! People were literally coming up from the floor below and peering behind my desk saying we hear you’re wearing blue jeans and we have to have a look
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Where music leads, I follow.
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If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.
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You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin.
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I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education.
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I really learn from something that really inspires me and it becomes something that I remember.
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My mission was that I wanted to see people on the street that I don't know wearing my clothes. That excites me.
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I’m not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it’s on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.
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My friends always joke that I run on batteries.
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A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward.
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I wear sports clothes because I feel comfortable in them.
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When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started.
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Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.
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I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team.
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No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.
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