 alexander wanga native californian, alex was born and raised in san francisco and has a chinese-american heritage. at the age of 18, he moved to new york city where he attended parsons school of design and partook in a variety of internships. by his sophomore year, alex was already designing the first collection, which was predominantly knits. he launched his full womens collection in 2007. now at 26, alex resides in lower manhattan, where there is never a shortage of inspiration in music, life, reality and culture. in 2008, alexander wang received top honors as the recipient of the vogue/cfda fashion fund; and in 2009, he was recognized by his peers when he was announced as the winner of the swarovski womenswear designer of the year .
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