Alan King (designer)
Alan Cheung | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1997 |
| Other names | Alan King |
| Occupation(s) | Business leader, fashion innovator |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of AKINGS |
Alan Cheung (born February 17, 1997), who is also recognized by the name Alan King,, is a Chinese American business leader and fashion innovator. He serves as the founder and chief executive officer of the brand AKINGS.
Career and entrepreneurship
In January 2016, King established the fashion label AKINGS. The brand's autumn/winter line was presented in Soho, New York, in 2017, attracting attention from The Source magazine. By 2019, King had become a member of the Forbes Business Council. The next year, he collaborated with Forbes to introduce a mastermind series featured on Forbes8.
King took part in HBO Max's fashion competition show “THE HYPE” in 2021, which included judges such as Offset from the entertainment industry. In 2022, he debuted the NFT Genesis Collection accompanied by a popup event during New York Fashion Week and organized a gathering at NFT.NYC week to promote the forthcoming "Wear to Earn" NFT series. This project merges digital fashion items with a rewards program that provides tokens, opportunities to redeem physical clothing, invitations to exclusive events, and access to partner NFTs. Later that year in November, Forbes honored Alan and his co-founder Bryan Leon by including them on the 2023 30 Under 30: Art and Style list alongside notable figures like Hailey Bieber and Wisdom Kaye.
General references
- Contemporary Fashion Of Alan King Alan Cheung Entrepreneur Denim, pitchengine.com (archived)
- Alan King, the 21 year old millennial crushing the niche raw denim game, quebecnewstribune.com
- Alan King, imdb.com