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Alexander Wang's Reputation-Making Fashion Moments

News of Alexander Wang's reported appointment as Creative Director of French fashion label Balenciaga may surprise some of his t-shirt or sweatpant devotees. It prompted us to look back at the designer's most fashion-forward moment because, after all, there's a reason for all that "buzz." Back in 2008, Wang coined the phrase "Model Off Duty" to describe his casually cool menswear-inspired collection, which included the perfect slouchy tweed jacket.

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Alexander Wang's Reputation-Making Fashion Moments

We may depend on Wang for tees and chic sweatpants, but the reason for all that brand "buzz" is evident in his dossier of edgy, fashion-forward looks.

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