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2012 Fashion Films Of The Year(part 8)

December 22, 2012 by The CoF

T BY ALEXANDER WANG F/W 12 Daniel Jackson – Director Alexander Wang is always on the pulse of what is happening right now, so of course he enlists musician of the moment Azealia Banks for the F/W film for his spinoff line T by Alexander Wang. The high energy clip captures the youthful, in your face and effortless cool of Wang’s clientele and Azealia’s charm.

Categories: Beauty, Design, Fashion • Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Creative director, Daniel Jackson, Fashion design, Nicolas Ghesquière, Wang, Women's Wear Daily

Alexander Wang Pre-Fall 2013

December 7, 2012 by The CoF

After the precision and linear quality of his spring collection, Alexander Wang was in the mood for something softer for pre-fall. “We were playing with this idea of blurriness and ambiguity,” he said. “I love the idea of intertwining and not knowing where a dress ends and a jacket begins.” He blurred the lines with great scarf dresses, slim with a loosely draped line, some in suede or sueded jersey. They were done in a mostly colorless palette of black, […]

Categories: Design • Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Business, clothing, Consumer Goods and Services, Design, Nicolas Ghesquière, Shopping, Wang

Alexander Wang New Creative Designer At Balenciaga

December 2, 2012 by The CoF

PARIS — Balenciaga will next week name Alexander Wang its new creative director, WWD has learned. According to market sources, the PPR-owned fashion house picked the buzzy New York designer to succeed Nicolas Ghesquière, who is to officially exit Balenciaga today. Balenciaga officials had no comment on Thursday. Wang officials did not respond to a request for comment. A designer in the sleek-and-modern fashion mold of Ghesquière, but with a streetwise edge and a tinge of Goth, Wang has become […]

Categories: Contact, Design, People • Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Contact, Design, Fashion, New York, Nicolas Ghesquière, People, PPR, Retail, Wang, Women's Wear Daily

Successful Stories: Alexander Wang

November 22, 2012 by The CoF

Alexander Wang is one of the youngest symbols of the new American style. His unique vision on fashion – easy, sexy, casual but refined, balancing grunge aesthetics and college tradition – has reached success in a handful of seasons and is now a staple in celebrities’ closets Name Alexander Wang. Education He was born in San Francisco from an American family with Chinese descent. He learnt sewing as a teenager, when his mother gave him a sewing machine as a […]

Categories: People • Tags: Alexander Wang, Barneys New York, clothing, Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, New York Fashion Week, People, Wang