ALEXANDER WANG: TOP TEN

FROM THE VOLT (SPRING SUMMER 2011)

The below is being tattoo’d onto the backs of our eyeballs as we type so we never never forget what’s cool. Whatever the high prince of coolness Alexander Wang says goes. OK.

LISTEN UP!  YOU LOVE MUSIC AS MUCH AS WE DO – NAME 10 GREAT TUNES ON YOUR IPOD NOW?

1. Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa, 2. No Hands – Waka Flocka Flame, 3. S&M – Rihanna, 4. Right Above It – Lil Wayne and Drake, 5. Silver Lining – HURTS, 6.  Daylight – Ninjasonic remix, 7. Toot It and Boot It – YG, 8. Not in Love – Crystal Castles feat Robert Smith, 9. Roman’s Revenge – Nicki MInaj, 10. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

WE LOVE TV/FILM/THEATRE! WHAT ARE YOUR 10 MOST FABULOUS THINGS TO WATCH?

1. The Real Housewives of Atlanta, 2. The Real Housewives of New Jersey, 3. The Real Housewives of New York, 4. Real Housewives Beverly Hills, 5. Country Strong, 6. 16 and Pregnant, 7. RuPaul’s Drag race, 8. Spiderman – Turn off the Dark on Broadway, 9. Anything Cirque Du Soleil in Vegas, 10. Absolutely NOTHING (and by this I mean nothing)

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT THEM? WHAT ARE YOUR 10 LOVELY WORDS? FOOD, SEX, MONEY (THEY’RE OURS!)

1. Friends, 2. Family, 3. Work, 4. Vacation, 5. Parties, 6. Internet, 7. Humor, 8. Sleep, 9. Sneakers, 10. Hookups

YUM YUM – WHAT 10 THINGS DO YOU LIKE TO EAT? – DISHES, DESERTS,

SAVOURIES, SWEETS!

1. Tobiko, 2. Banh Mi, 3. Soba, 4. Pad Thai, 5. Carrot Cake, 6. Bubble Tea, 7. Edamame, 8. Sour Straws, 9. Pickles, 10. Anything Vietnamese

L.O.V.E – WHAT 10 THINGS DO YOU L.O.V.E? WE WORK IN FASHION REMEMBER, WE
LOVE EVERYTHING…

1. I’ve already named them all above

H.A.T.E – WHAT 10 THINGS DO YOU H.A.T.E? WE WORK IN FASHION REMEMBER, WE
HATE EVERYTHING…

1. Pretentiousness, 2. Power trips, 3. Closed minded people, 4. Laziness, 5. Bad handwriting, 6. Flakiness, 7. Itchy fabrics, 8. When people describe a look as “uptown meets downtown”, 9. Empty promises, 10. Liars.

POOH! WHAT 10 SMELLS ARE ROCKING YOUR NASAL WORLD? NOTHING RUDE NOW – WELL YOU CAN IF YOU WANT…

1. I usually like smells that no one else likes…and they usually come from food

UN-PUT-DOWN-ABLE! WHAT 10 BOOKS COULDN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT? 10 MAGAZINE (OF COURSE)

1. Still thinking this one over…

SUCH INSPIRATION! WHO ARE YOUR 10 HEROES? SUPERMAN, MOTHER TERESA, GOD?

1. My Friends, 2. My Family, 3. My Team at work, 4. sorry, I only have 3 right now

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE: WHERE ARE YOUR 10 FAVORITE PLACES? THAT BUS STOP, THAT VIEW, THAT BEACH?

1. My bed at home, 2. My desk at work, 3. The massage table at the Greenwich hotel spa, 4. Anywhere we decide to have our after party, 5. The car ride to the airport, 6. My favourite restaurant in Flushing, Queens for Sunday brunch, 7. 103 Grand Street (because this is where our new flagship store is opening), 8. Ling Spa in Union Square, 9. Naka Naka for sushi, 10. New York city. 

by Natalie Dembinska