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Put it this way, he's come a long way since he launched a line of cashmere knits in his sophomore year. Now this San Francisco-raised, New York-based designer is the boy wonder of the fashion world, kudos indeed. Ridiculously over accomplished for a 25-year-old, Alexander Wang studied at Parsons design while juggling internships at Teen Vogue, Marc Jacobs and Derek Lam then launched his first full ready to wear women's collection in 2007.

 Left: Alexander Wang