Alexander Wang was born and raised in San Francisco and has a Chinese-American family heritage. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City where he attended Parsons Design School and partook in a variety of internships. By his sophomore year, Alex was already designing the first collection of his label Alexander Wang, which was predominately knits. He launched his full womens collection in 2007. Alex resides in New York City's Lower Eastside, where there is never a shortage of inspiration in music, life, reality and culture. In 2008, Alexander Wang was recognized by the Vogue/CFDA Fund, winning the prize; and recently winning the prize for the 2008 CFDA Swarovski Womens Wear Designer of the Year Award and the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award. ALEXANDER WANG WOMENS ALEXANDER WANG MENS BACK TO DESIGNERS INDEX