T by Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang Photo by Ed Kavishe Fashion Wire Press.jpg
Alexander Wang at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2009
Born December 26, 1983 (age 34)
San Francisco, California
Education Parsons The New School for Design, New York City
Label(s) Alexander Wang, T by Alexander Wang
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
Alexander Wang (born December 26, 1983) is a Taiwanese-American fashion designer[1].[2]

At age 18, 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 Saks Fifth Avenueand Net-a-Porter.

Wang is known for his urban designs. After designing a Fall 2008 collection using black as the predominant color,[5] he designed his Spring 2009 collection using bright colors such as orange, dusty purple, aqua and hot pink.[6] In the meantime he has reverted to using mainly black fabrics, and is often praised for exhibiting outstanding tailoring skills.[7][8] On July 31, 2015, it was announced that Alexander Wang would leave Balenciaga.