Alexander Wang and I met at his newish suite of offices at the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan a couple of weeks ago—mainly to talk about his June 5 presentation in SoHo, where he will show pre-fall, fall, and resort simultaneously on the...
well, runway: Wang is staying relatively tight-lipped about what the presentation will entail, though a few days before we finished up the piece you’re reading, his team sent through a three-look preview, which turned out to be classic Wang, with that mix of leather, denim, sculpted heels, and the relaunched studded Ricco bag—the purse that launched a thousand evenings on the LES back in the day—well to the fore. The presentation is but one thing Wang and I discussed. There was—there is—a lot going on in his world.
For some years Wang faced a series of allegations of sexual assault ( ), so much of our conversation focused on life since then, including what it means to be doing his now since a rebrand in 2018, the major investment which powered expansion in Asia and saw his family step back from being involved in the company, and just how much Alexander Wang (the person) needs to be front and center at Alexander Wang (the brand)—especially at a time when, having reached one personal milestone (Wang turned 40 last December), he will reach a professional one in 2025, when his brand celebrates its 20th anniversary.) What follows is a conversation that has been edited for conciseness and clarity. The last five years have .