Alexander Wang (designer)

Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2009
Born	(1983-12-26) December 26, 1983 (age 33) San Francisco, California
Education	Parsons The New School for Design, New York City
Occupation	Fashion designer
Awards	CFDA Fashion Fund Award, Swiss Textiles Award, CFDA/Swarovski Designer of the Year Award for Accessory Design, GQ US Best Menswear Designer of the Year Award, Fashion Group International’s Fashion Star Award
Labels	Alexander Wang, T by Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang (born December 26, 1983) is an American fashion designer and the former creative director of Balenciaga.

At age 19, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design. In 2005, after two years at Parsons, he decided to pursue the launch of his own fashion label, which predominantly began with a knitwear collection. In Fall 2007, Wang presented a complete women’s ready-to-wear collection on the New York catwalk for the first time, to critical acclaim. He won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, an honor accompanied by a $20,000 award to expand one's business. That same year, he launched his first handbag collection. In 2009, women’s T by Alexander Wang was launched, followed by Men’s T by Alexander Wang a year later. In 2009 he was recognized by his peers when he was announced as the winner of the CFDA’s Swarovski Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Also in 2009, Wang was the recipient of the Swiss Textiles Award. His lines are now stocked globally in more than 700 stores and other venues; including, luxury department stores such as, Bloomingdale's, Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Dover Street Market, Browns and Net-a-Porter.

Wang is known for his urban designs. After designing a Fall 2008 collection using black as the predominant color, he designed his Spring 2009 collection using bright colors such as orange, dusty purple, aqua and hot pink. In the meantime he has reverted to using mainly black fabrics, and is often praised for exhibiting outstanding tailoring skills. On July 31, 2015, it was announced that Alexander Wang would leave Balenciaga.

Born in San Francisco, California, to Taiwanese-American parents, At 15 years old, Alexander Wang went to a summer design program at Central Saint Martins. Wang attended elementary and middle school at the Harker School. He went to boarding school in Pebble Beach, CA at Stevenson School for 9th grade. During the latter part of his teenage years, he lived in San Francisco and attended the Drew School for high school.