Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
VERA WANGFigure 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.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to take time to learn. It’s good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.
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The way a dancer can bring the crowd to its feet with a drawn-out, well-executed pirouette is the excitement I wanted to capture with this design.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I’ve always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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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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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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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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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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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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I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don’t think that I was that literal.
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Ready-to-wear is what I’ve wanted to do since the beginning. I’m not a girl who spends my life in a ballgown
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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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It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.
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