I’m not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
VERA WANGWhen you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
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I make things of my own that aren’t that glam, but I’m not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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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.
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I always see where I didn’t do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That’s a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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They never ask the celebrities why they don’t wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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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.
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A bride should look at everything she possibly can…just so she can experiment and see what makes her really feel beautiful or glamorous or classical or whatever she desires to be on that particular day.
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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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Is she going to, or has she done it? Has it happened? What is the story here?
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I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey.
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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.
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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one’s head as a designer.
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Just because you’re from a city ten miles outside of St. Paul. It doesn’t mean you don’t read magazines, or the incredible Internet, and what’s going on in the world. I never, ever take a client, or women, for granted.
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