Alexander Wang Quotes

Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.

Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first

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

Go with your instinct and your gut. It sounds cliché, but never give up and just keep on. If you really believe in it, you have to just dive in and go for it.

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

I really learn from something that really inspires me and it becomes something that I remember.

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.

I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My mission was that I wanted to see people on the street that I don't know wearing my clothes. That excites me.

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

When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.

If you're designing out of a purely creative place, not thinking of the girl, then the consumer's not going to take notice.

I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team.

Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.

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.

I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side.

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

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

Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.

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

My friends always joke that I run on batteries.

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.

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.

All my closest friends are the ones I made while in college or who knew me growing up. They keep me grounded, and I adore that about them.

I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.

The industry's changed so much that you can't just design something, put on a great show, and say, 'Okay, my job is done.'

I think everyone shares a fear of failure-that you're only as good as your most recent collection.

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.

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

I always wanted to create a collection inspired by sports. I never played sports, maybe that's why it intrigues me.

Ive always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.

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.

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.

I wear sports clothes because I feel comfortable in them.

Where music leads, I follow.

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