I like Alexander Wang. I like Nicolas Guesquierre. They are indeed in different corners of my style moodboard because each of them defines a different slice of “cool” semantics.

Wang brings a fresh and friendly street fashion infusion and the imperfect, an aesthetic that won him the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Award in 2008. Wangs’ achingly cool bags, slouchy-sexy tees, tanks, and jersey dresses are simple joys recurring daily in your wardrobe. Guesquierre is one one of fashion’s most lauded designers and arbiter of all things cool and cutting-edge. His every bag becomes a classic, while his exaggerated jackets, parachute pants, and ’80s sci-fi sweatshirts are hardly your typical nine-to-fivers.

Alexander Wang’s recent appointment to the role of creative director of Balenciaga may stroke as a surprise, especially if judged by the opening presentations of both parties. It may be somehow unsettling that Alexander Wang, who is always having the “New York-based designer” tag in his introduction is now at the creative helms of a house owned by a French multinational company. This had a wide range of explanations: from Wang’s talent to his Chinese ties (as he speaks Mandarin, and Balenciaga has expanded rapidly in China in recent years).

I think that this appointment is perfectly in line with today’s fashion general course. When in-store purchases are more influenced by mobile devices than store assistants and fashion driving influence comes more and more from platforms like Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram, Balenciaga’s demands to reach a younger and easier-to-wear style is feasible. Balenciaga knew what they were playing at when they scooped up the 28 year old hype-machine that is Alexander Wang to be their new Creative Director. It’ll be all eyes on his first collection for the brand in its 99th year, picking up where Nicolas Ghesquière left off. Bringing his street-savvy and coolster pals, I am preempting some mass-appeal.

In an era of globalized information, it was only natural for a New York – based designer, with Asian roots to run a fashion house owned by a large French multinational group. Can I add that Cristobal Balenciaga opened his first boutique in 1918, in San Sebastian, Spain?