Alexander Wang
And who was Ghesquière succeeded by at Balenciaga? None other than the shot-to-the-top wunderkind who is Alexander Wang. In 2007, at just 24 years old, the former Parsons student presented his eponymous line for the very first time, winning the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award just a year later. After continuously garnering critical acclaim for his sports-luxe looks, the California native was named artistic director of Balenciaga in November 2012 and made a successful debut with the brand this past spring.
Known for the urban minimalism of his own lines, Alexander Wang and T by Alexander Wang, the designer nevertheless seems to have adapted to the fine tailoring and detailed elegance of the heritage-heavy house.
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