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. – Alexander Wang
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 thats where I started. – Alexander Wang
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 Im this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck. – Alexander Wang
My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing Id ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and Id sketch shoes and shoes and shoes. – Alexander Wang
You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth. – Wangari Maathai