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 WANGThey never ask the celebrities why they don’t wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I don’t often dress formally, even though I design gowns. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging.
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When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.
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When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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I’m not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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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.
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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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Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.
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Let’s be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I’m staggered by what a boot costs today.
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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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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 bedroom is my sanctuary. It’s like a refuge, and it’s where I do a fair amount of designing – at least conceptually, if not literally.
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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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