Besides co-designing garments, Jason employs techniques in painting, graphic design, and photography to create the custom prints used in the collections.
[2] Prior to his fashion designer career Jason Alkire was an advertising executive and the publisher and creative director of SPOON magazine.
[3] In 2013, the designers opened an atelier type store dedicated to the Haus Alkire collection located on White Street in the neighborhood of Tribeca in New York City.
There were ten finalists competing for the award that included Rosie Assoulin, Tome, Ji Oh, Tanya Taylor, Antonio Azzuolo, Harbison, and Houghton.
Previous winners of the award include Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang (designer), Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, and Wes Gordon.