ALEXANDER WANG: PORTRAIT OF THE DESIGNER

FROM THE VAULT (SUMMER 2011)

NAME: Alex Wang.

AGE: 27.

OCCUPATION: designer.

CURRENT EMPLOYER: Alexander Wang, Inc.

FIRST JOB IN FASHION?

“Retail sales associate in San Francisco.”

DO YOU EVER WEAR YOUR OWN DESIGNS?

“I will, come fall 2011.”

HOW IMPORTANT ARE HEMLINES?

“It’s all about proportions in fashion.”

CAN YOU MULTITASK?

“That’s the name of the job.”

ARE YOU ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST COLLECTION?

“Yes.”

ARE YOU A SMOKY SOMETHIN’?

“I wish I was right now.”

DO YOU GET RECOGNISED ON THE STREET?

“Sometimes, and I have to say it’s not always a good thing, especially when you look like crap.”

WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT?

“Indian food and it was delicious.”

CAN YOU WRAP YOUR LEGS AROUND YOUR NECK LIKE JANICE DICKINSON?

“No, but I wish I could, maybe that would make me more desirable.”

IF YOU COULD BE A SUPERHERO, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?

“To be invisible, then you could go anywhere and be anyone at any time.”

www.alexanderwang.com

by Natalie Dembinska

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