We got a lot of letters of people who didn’t like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking advantage of women in a sad situation – I never saw that. And I think that sometimes, you have to take a risk.
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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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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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 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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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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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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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I’m much more of a girl that’s a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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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.
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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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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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I brought color to bridal. There was one whole season of blush. If you think about the bareness, the illusion (fabric), the corsets that I did in bridal, they were trends in ready-to-wear, too.
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Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride’s attendants.
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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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