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Chinese American entrepreneur and fashion designer
Alan King
BornAlan 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. King is the founder and CEO of AKINGS.

Career and entrepreneurship

King is the founder of fashion clothing brand AKINGS. 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. In 2019, King was accepted into the Forbes Business Council. In 2020 King announced his latest partnership with Forbes to launch a mastermind featured on Forbes new platform Forbes8.

In 2021, King appeared on the HBO Max series “THE HYPE” as a competing designer alongside celebrity judges such as Offest 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. The collection is not only an NFT digital wearable but also the brand's next-generation customer reward ecosystem. Each trading card 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 alongside Hailey Bieber, Wisdom Kaye, and Ji Won Choi.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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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