Alexander Wang: Inside The Designer's Apartment (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Former New York Times Style editor Holly Brubach took a look inside designer Alexander Wang's TriBeCa loft, incidentally where she used to live, for W magazine's May issue.

The oft-referenced residence reportedly has a price tag of $2 million and it took eight months for 26-year-old Wang to properly redecorate upon Brubach's departure. Brubach describes her return to the pad:

"Welcome to your apartment!" Wang greeted me, as if I were just returning from a long vacation and he had redecorated in my absence. In fact, I had sold him my loft eight months before. Standing in the place where my pantry used to be, I took in the scene: white walls, black velvet couch, black Karl Springer coffee table, black crocodile dining chairs, black Serge Mouille floor lamps, a pair of chairs covered in black goat fur, zebra rugs, a black fox throw. An entire black menagerie seemed to have given their lives for the privilege of a place in the home of New York's hottest downtown fashion designer. "Well," Wang corrected himself, "my apartment."

And Wang discussed what he wanted from his new home:

"Having lived in New York, where you're always out and your friends are always out because no one has enough space to entertain, I imagined an apartment where I could have my friends over and on the weekend not have to leave because I feel claustrophobic. Where I would learn how to cook or do crafts projects."

Take a look at Wang's digs and scroll down to check out a short video on another new addition in the cool boy's life -- his SoHo store, which opened in February. Read more about both at WMagazine.com.

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Comments

[The Rogue Star]

02:32 PM on 04/20/2011

I do not know how did he become a designer of the year. I saw his stuff at a store in NYC and it is l-a-m-e. However, the amount of people of poor taste is obviously very high, hence the lofts etc.
I take my hat of to Mr. Wang though. He did it with very little imagination and no original idea. He should give classes on that so that he can buy a second loft somewhere else.

[steve11407]

05:49 PM on 04/19/2011

Another reason why the rest of the country can't relate to NY'ers.

[onionboy]

03:31 PM on 04/15/2011

Hey, everyone. Androgyny's back!

Gay or straight, I would have no idea whether that is someone I'm supposed to be attracted to.

[SirenForSanity]

09:58 AM on 04/16/2011

LOL

[FPhoebe]

07:51 PM on 04/13/2011

That is why I could never live in NYC....unless you're a millionaire you have to live in a closet, and you still have to share that closet with 1 or 2 other people to be able to afford it! I like Manhattan, but not enough to call it my home.

[scoutgirl]

09:29 AM on 04/13/2011

I love the way he looks. That's fashion!

[alien86]

04:34 AM on 04/13/2011

just to be clear that is a man---right?

[Hardyman1966]

05:20 PM on 04/12/2011

I'm a big fan of black and white, but like everything else, too much of a good thing...

In this case, WAY too much black.  Too much heat while being sterilizingly cold.

[wolfiegirl]

02:54 PM on 04/12/2011

I'm not a fan of black and white motifs, never was. But his store looks fabulous!

[serafinadellarosa]

01:47 PM on 04/12/2011

Thought it was Alexandra Wang.

[martyfrancom]

12:37 PM on 04/12/2011

Ugh and ick. No style IMO.

[kittyblingbling]

11:25 AM on 04/12/2011

Too much B&W -needs color!

[wolfiegirl]

02:49 PM on 04/12/2011

Even the food in his fridge is black and white!

[bushwickfreddy]

05:59 PM on 04/12/2011

Have you seen those skinny arms? There is NO food in the fridge..

[Kay-B]

09:05 PM on 04/12/2011

LMAOOOOOO

[Trickery]

11:01 AM on 04/12/2011

Come for the views, stay for the Wang :/