Vanessa Friedman bemoans the choices for The Time most influential people in fashion. Among Diane Fürstenberg, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she thinks, Alexander Wang is the least deserving. Really?
I think these lists are only editorial hyberbole without any meaning then to entertain. But I think she gets her so wrong.
At least she gives him that much:
What Mr. Wang represents, however, which these names do not, is a certain kind of cheerfulness and lack of neuroses: He bounds down the runway! He is having fun! He makes fashion look like a neat job.
And maybe this is where his influence really lies, in that he may persuade kids to go into the sector. Maybe he’s an accessible role model, changing the image of what a fashion designer is. Maybe that qualifies.
What do you think?
I think this is it! It is so important to approach any industry with joy and create a fun environment. So we have no two fashion people leading the field. Alexander Wang and David Hsieh.