Quotes from Alexander Wang


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When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.


If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.


I've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.


I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.


I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!


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.


It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette.


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.


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.


Where music leads, I follow.


My friends always joke that I run on batteries.


In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.


A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.


No one is going to understand your brand better than you.


No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.


Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.


I don't care how small or big they are, insects freak me out.


I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.


Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.


I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets.