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Alexander Wang x H & M: Facts about the designer

Alexander Wang designs a new collection for H & M.
Photo: H & M / Steven Klein

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He is the chosen one for H & M's newest designer collaboration: Alexander Wang . But what do you actually know about the Taiwanese-American designer? We've collected the most exciting facts about H & M 's new golden boys:

1. Alexander Wang is a real prodigy! Already in 1999, at the age of 15, he presents his first collection at his brother's wedding . If you think of a moderately tailored outfit, is quite wrong: No fewer than 35 looks were shown on the catwalk. Wang had even been a makeup artist for hair and make-up.

2. After completing a summer course at Central Saint Martins College, London in 2002, he enrolled at the Parsons School for Design in New York, the design college of the United States. But only to leave the university after 3 years and without a degree.

3. After that, he is an intern at some of the biggest names in the fashion industry: both Vogue and Teen Vogue, Marc Jacobs and Derek Lam are on his CV. Finally, he brings four self-designed cashmere sweaters on the market. All of New York is delighted with the beautiful pieces, and Wang finds mention in the New York Times and eventually even in Vogue.

4. The foundation of his own label in 2007 is the next logical step. He is known for his minimalist style and the mix of black and white as well as his straight lines.

5. Among New Yorkers, he finds fans so fast - and pretty famous ones. Models Erin Wasson, Dree Hemingway and Alice Dellal love his fashion. And Wang Beifall reaps the highest revelation: Anna Wintour is a self-confessed fan.

6. In 2013 he was fashionably ennobled and appointed successor to Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga. Since then, the designer has been commuting between New York and Paris.

Hard-working Alexander Wang can only be sympathetic! (His favorite movie is Clueless after all.) We are already looking forward to his collection for H & M and are curious to see how he succeeds Isabel Marant, Alber Elbaz and Karl Lagerfeld.

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