Today, with the official exit of Nicolas Ghesquiere, Alexander Wang was officially assigned as the new creative director of Balenciaga. He will start working for the brand's collection that will be showed in Paris, next week!
The New York-based designer, who set up his label in 2007 aged 23, would certainly bring a new fanbase. His aesthetic, often based around sportswear details and a tough, warrior look, has attracted the downtown cognoscenti of New York, plus he has fashion plates such as model Erin Wasson, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Azealia Banks on speed dial. If Ghesquiere brought a boundary-pushing edginess, Wang might add the commercial angle that PPR, the parent company, is after. A $25m turnover by the time you're 25 would have surely caught their attention.
The New York-based designer, who set up his label in 2007 aged 23, would certainly bring a new fanbase. His aesthetic, often based around sportswear details and a tough, warrior look, has attracted the downtown cognoscenti of New York, plus he has fashion plates such as model Erin Wasson, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Azealia Banks on speed dial. If Ghesquiere brought a boundary-pushing edginess, Wang might add the commercial angle that PPR, the parent company, is after. A $25m turnover by the time you're 25 would have surely caught their attention.