Alexander Wang was born in San Francisco on December 26, 1983. He studied design at Central Saint Martins in London, and at the age of eighteen, he moved to New York to study for two years at Parsons School for Design. After school, he joined Vogue and Teen Vogue as an intern, where he gained a greater understanding of the fashion world. His fame began in 2005, where he founded a knitwear-focused fashion line. Wang then showed his women’s prêt-à-porter collection on a New York runway for the first time.
Wang’s achievements were recognized after only three years. He got a medal and an accolade from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2008, and his business flourished. As a result, he amassed a collection of handbags. His collections can be found in over 700 retailers across the world, including Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Dover Street Market, Net-A-Porter, and Bergdorf Goodman.
Among the prizes he has garnered for his efforts as a designer are Swarovski Designer of the Year and GQ’s Best Menswear Designer of the Year. He opened his primary store in SoHo in 2011, and his work has received a lot of praise from fashion-conscious youngsters and young adults. Alexander Wang debuted his collection at his brother’s wedding after making 35 different clothes for his sister-in-law.
In 2012 Wang was appointed Creative Director at Balenciaga, where he was in charge of both men’s and women’s accessories and clothing. A year later, he showed his first collection for the firm in Paris at Balenciaga boutiques. In a short amount of time, Wang rose from being a fashion-conscious undergraduate to being the CEO of one of the most well-known fashion corporations. Even at such a high level, the designer looks far too young for all the honors he has garnered.