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.
VERA WANGWhen 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.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
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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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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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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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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.
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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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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 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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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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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
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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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When brides ask me, “What’s the best advice you can give me on my wedding day?” I always have the same answer: “Be yourself.” Someone’s marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don’t want you to be someone else.
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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.
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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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