Genius at work: Alexander Wang illustrated.

Genius at work!

Recently in my Saturday Fashion Design classes 

I had to make a presentation about a designer of my choosing.

I had a tough time trying to decide which designer to talk about. In the end I was between Proenza Schouler, Peter Pilotto and Alexander Wang. I was going for Proenza Schouler until I remember I had recently done this illustration inspired by a photo of Alexander Wang working on a fitting for his latest collection and it stuck with me, so I decided to make my research and presentation about him. 

Alexander Wang comes from a Taiwanese-American wealthy family from California. He attented High School in San Francisco. (Random fact: he attended the same prep high school as Miss Couturable), and then moving to New York to attend Parsons The New School for Design. Alexander quit a year before graduating to launch his first pret-à-porter collection in 2007, a collection displaying an 80's vibe mixed with some glam-rock style. 

Since then he has only continued escalating in the Fashion World and Industry, now being of Contemprary Fashion favorites and such an influential designer for such a young age. He has recieved several awards from the CFDA and a couple Swarowski awards. Also, Mr. Wang develops most of his fabrics (his last collection were all custom-made fabrics) and his minor line, T by Alexander Wang, began by the quest of the perfect weathered t-shirt. 

Alexander once stated in a interview: "Anyone can get all dressed up and glamorous, but it's how people dress in their off days that's most intriguing to me" and that reflects perfectly his line. His clothes aren't about glamorous Oscar dresses, but about the Paris meets New York streetstyle look we love so much. The A. Wang look is the model off-duty look, fashionable in the perfect disarray kind of way. 

Some of my favorite looks by Mr. Wang!

Some of his biggest hits have come from the accesories department, like the Rocco Bag (The Handbag version of the Litas phenomenon for Fashion Bloggers) or the Linda Farrow Collaboration sunglasses. Personally, I think his handbags and shoes are to die for, especially in his latest collection...if only I could afford them. 

The blogger-acclaimed Rocco Bag.

What do you think of Alexander Wang collections? Do you like them or not? Who are your favorite designers?