Alexander Wang 12.26.1983 (33) Fashion Designer Alexander Wang is an American fashion designer and the former creative director of Balenciaga . At age 18, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design . In 2005, after two years at Parsons, he decided to pursue the launch of his own fashion label , which predominantly began with a knitwear collection. In Fall 2007, Wang presented a complete women’s ready-to-wear collection on the New York catwalk for the first time, to critical acclaim. He won the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, an honor accompanied by a $20,000 award to expand one's business. That same year, he launched his first handbag collection. In 2009, women’s T by Alexander Wang was launched, followed by Men’s T by Alexander Wang ...