In 2017, AKINGS showed their autumn winter collection Soho, new york which was featured by The Source magazine.

[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 June of the same year, AKINGS hosted a party celebrating their upcoming NFT "Wear to Earn" collection amidst NFT.NYC week.

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.