Alan King (designer)

Alan King
Born
Alan Cheung

(1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27)
New York, New York
NationalityChinese American
OccupationFashion Industry
Websiteakingsny.com

Alan Cheung (born 17 February 1997), also known as Alan King, is a Chinese American entrepreneur and fashion designer.[1] King is the founder and CEO of AKINGS.

Career and entrepreneurship

King is the founder of fashion clothing brand AKINGS.[2] He founded the brand in January 2016. In 2017, AKINGS showed their autumn winter collection Soho, new york which was featured by The Source magazine.[1] In 2019, King was accepted into the Forbes Business Council.[3] In 2020 King announced his latest partnership with Forbes to launch a mastermind[4] featured on Forbes new platform Forbes8.[4]

In 2021, King appeared on the HBO Max[5] series “THE HYPE[6]” as a competing designer alongside celebrity judges such as Offest[7] who were called “co-signers”. In 2022, King announced his NFT Genesis Collection with a NYFW popup in New York City. In June of the same year, AKINGS hosted a party celebrating their upcoming NFT "Wear to Earn" collection amidst NFT.NYC week.[8] The collection is not only an NFT digital wearable but also the brand's next-generation customer reward ecosystem. Each trading card[9] presents holders with "Reward Boxes" consisting of tokens, physically redeemable clothes, VIP event invites, partner NFTs, and more. In November 2022, Forbes named Alan and his company co-founder Bryan Leon among its 2023 30 Under 30: Art and Style[10] alongside Hailey Bieber, Wisdom Kaye, and Ji Won Choi.

References

  1. ^ a b Rose, Venus (2017-02-06). "The Source |Style Sector: AKINGS NY Autumn/Winter 2017 Collection". The Source. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. ^ Nnamani, Francis-King J. (2016-09-14). "AKINGSNY | Conversations Through Cloth". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. ^ "Alan Cheung, Official Member of Forbes Councils". Forbes Councils. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  4. ^ a b Davis, Toms (Mar 9, 2020). "Will Industry Crossovers & Collaborations Change The Future Of Entrepreneurship?". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "How HBO Max's 'The Hype' Offers a Modern Take on the Fashion Competition Show". news.yahoo.com. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ^ Vaughns, Victor Jr. (2021-08-18). "Spotlight on Alan King of Akings". WWD. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ "'The Hype' Crowns First Season Winner -- Here's How to Watch | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  8. ^ "Is NFT.NYC Week The New Fashion Week?". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. ^ "Alan King is Leading the Way with Fashionable Streetwear for the Metaverse". www.techtimes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. ^ "Forbes 2023 30 Under 30: Art and Style". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

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