Alexander Wang Quotes
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My mom would put me in these preppy little suits and slick my hair to the side. I have these baby pictures of me where I'm this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck.
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I wear mostly black Main Line or T… But the other day, the sun was shining so I wore blue jeans. It caused so much excitement in the office! People were literally coming up from the floor below and peering behind my desk saying; we hear you’re wearing blue jeans and we have to have a look
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My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes.
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I always wanted to create a collection inspired by sports. I never played sports, maybe that's why it intrigues me.
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I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets.
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I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side.
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I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.
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Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first
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When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started.
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I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.
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Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.
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I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!
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I really learn from something that really inspires me and it becomes something that I remember.
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If you're designing out of a purely creative place, not thinking of the girl, then the consumer's not going to take notice.
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Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.
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The things that you can't really foresee and that kind of surprise you, and a lot of times they are bad, but other times, they bring something different and new to the table.
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My friends always joke that I run on batteries.
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Everyone always asks me who my muse is, or who's the girl I have in mind, which is such a hard question for me to answer because I feel like it's a sensibility that varies for each individual.
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There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.
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Ive always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.
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I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.
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You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin.
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My mission was that I wanted to see people on the street that I don't know wearing my clothes. That excites me.
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A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward.
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Where music leads, I follow.
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Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.
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I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.
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Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.
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I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education.
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No one is going to understand your brand better than you.
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