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Alexander Wang
American
Designer
Born:
Dec 26
,
1983
Always
Me
People
Think
Work
You
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I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
Alexander Wang
Simple
Fabric
Tend
Perfect
Perfect Fit
Like
Most
Pieces
Tank
Fit
Basic
I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets.
Alexander Wang
Collection
Seem
Always
Jackets
Start
Designing
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.
Alexander Wang
Work
School
Thought
Everything
Way
Would
Seeing
Inspiring
Attend
Up
Very
Get
Being
Pace
NY
Assistant
Position
When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.
Alexander Wang
You
Focus
Responds
Consumer
I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.
Alexander Wang
Work
Love
Thankful
Day
Every Day
Wake Up
Every
Run
Able
Something
Part
Feel
Wake
Up
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.
Alexander Wang
Me
Drape
Okay
Sew
Classes
Never
Had
No-One
Like
Making
Pin
Just
Taught
Formal
Pattern
Ever
I've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.
Alexander Wang
Girl
Carry
Instead
Bag
Always
Loved
Clutch
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.
Alexander Wang
Education
Fashion
Business
Law
School
Background
Brother
Proper
Had
None
Us
Worked
Production
I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.
Alexander Wang
Work
Good
Me
Failure
You
Challenges
Fear
Think
Everyone
Definitely
Collection
More
Only
Take
Shares
Most
Makes
Want
Fuels
Your
Harder
Recent
I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side.
Alexander Wang
Business
Creative
Sometimes
Mind
Negative
Think
Side
Those
Well
Who
Connotations
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.
Alexander Wang
Work
Rest
Everyone
Lock
Kind
Studio
Likes
Himself
Deal
Said
Always
Very
Closely
Team
Who
Company
Away
Designer
Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.
Alexander Wang
Me
Rest
Important
Understanding
Filters
Market
Through
How
Very
Product
Company
Designing
I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.
Alexander Wang
Me
Technology
Sports
Intrigue
Something
Never
Steps
Towards
Look
Always
Been
Up
Did
Goes
Maybe
Clothing
Really
Growing
Growing Up
Why
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.
Alexander Wang
You
Creativity
Think
Collection
About
Got
How
Caught
Line
Lot
Up
Get
Going
Move
Move Forward
Essentially
Legs
Your
Forward
Designers
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.
Alexander Wang
First
Looking
Saw
Launch
Void
Category
Because
Always
Editors
Line
Were
Where
Decided
Sweaters
Cool
Started
Basics
The great thing is that young talent isn't tied to a how-to model for starting a line; we get to find new ways to go about doing things. And don't let people tell you you can't. Go find a way to show that you can.
Alexander Wang
Great
You
People
Young
Way
Ways
Tell
Find
About
New
Talent
Great Thing
Tied
Doing
Go
Line
Model
Get
New Ways
Young Talent
Show
Thing
Things
Starting
If you're designing out of a purely creative place, not thinking of the girl, then the consumer's not going to take notice.
Alexander Wang
You
Creative
Girl
Thinking
Out
Purely
Take
Consumer
Going
Place
Then
Notice
Designing
I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!
Alexander Wang
Own
Everything
Draw
My Own
Write
Name
Like
Got
Even
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.
Alexander Wang
Mom
Me
Suits
Hair
Baby
Side
Slick
Kid
Would
Put
Pictures
Tied
Around
Where
Little
Sweater
Preppy
Neck
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.
Alexander Wang
Work
Me
You
People
Inspire
Amazing
Network
Know
Enable
Said
Always
Friends
Mean
Team
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.
Alexander Wang
You
Strong
School
Understanding
Differences
Skin
Kids
High
High School
Know
Built
Go
Up
Very
Younger
Thick
Thick Skin
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