The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart’s attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
VERA WANGSuccess isn’t about the end result; it’s about what you learn along the way.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let’s get that straight right now.
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.
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It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I’ve always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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Success isn’t about the end result; it’s about what you learn along the way.
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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.
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I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don’t think that I was that literal.
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I don’t live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared.
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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One thing about skating that I don’t think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it’s not the right music it can ruin a performance.
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I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women.
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It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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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.
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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.
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