WANG WINS BIG – AGAIN

A surprised Alexander Wang picked up the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award in Zurich, presented by the TVS Swiss Textile Federation, along with a cash prize of 100,000 euros or about $147,000 to go toward the international development of his brand (including $14,700 that is allocated specifically for buying Swiss fabrics). The designer – who is so in demand that there are 400 people on the wait list for his Rocco Bag at Barneys New York – beat out Peter Pilotto, Erdem, Thakoon, Alexis Mabille, and Ohne Titel (each of whom received a 4,000 euro (about $6,000) Swiss fabrics voucher.

 

Among those that judged the designers for the prestigious award were Ben Reardon of i-D magazine, Senken Shimbun’s Mina Wakatski, and fashion designer Isabel Toledo.

 

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