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.
VERA WANGIt’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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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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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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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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear ‘fashion’ they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it’s so elitist.
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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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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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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 like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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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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I’m only waiting for Lindsay Lohan’s fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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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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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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