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Vera Wang (15)

Birth:	27th June, 1949
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Fashion Designer

About

Vera Ellen Wang is an American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide range of haute couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections, as well as for her clientele of elite ladies figure skaters, designing dresses for competitions and exhibitions.

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• I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It’s a metaphor for women’s lives, their creativity.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Wedding

  Tags in Vocabulary, Intellectually, Dresses, Book

• All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I can’t design anything without thinking of how a woman’s body will look and move when she’s wearing it.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Skating, Design, Dancing

• As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Respect

  Tags in Daughters, Lose

• A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Woman, Clothes

• When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn’t find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That’s when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Business, Wedding

  Tags in Decided, Sophistication, Modernity, Dresses, Saw, Married

• To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It’s like makeup. It’s the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Lenses, Appearance, Frame, Incredible

• I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes – where a woman’s personality and sense of style are realized.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Challenge

  Tags in Modern, Adore, Truly, Personality, Style

• When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Wedding

  Tags in Bustle, Design, Bride

• I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Rules, Modernist, Twist, Break

• I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman’s personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Challenge

  Tags in Modern, Adore, Truly, Focus, Personality

• Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Costume

• It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at you own work over the years.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Exercise

• It’s for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can’t afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it – a little bit of me or a lot of me, that’s what’s important.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Afford, Aesthetic, Embrace, Vera, Women, Dress

• Don’t be afraid to take time to learn. It’s good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

  Vera Wang

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Afraid

• I’ve been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too – what I should wear.

  Vera Wang

  Tags in Involved, Choreography, Skating, Designing