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Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.

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Alexander Wang
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 26
Designer
Fashion Designer
San Francisco County
California
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Time
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Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.
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I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.
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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 tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
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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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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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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 thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.
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Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first
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The industry's changed so much that you can't just design something, put on a great show, and say, 'Okay, my job is done.'
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Go with your instinct and your gut. It sounds cliché, but never give up and just keep on. If you really believe in it, you have to just dive in and go for it.
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Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.
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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 mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.
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