It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
VERA WANGWhen I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It’s a metaphor for women’s lives, their creativity.
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The funny thing is that I’m the girl who no one sees at the beach. Ask anyone who’s traveled with me. Normally, I’m in so many layers, I look like Lawrence of Arabia!
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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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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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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 do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there’s nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they’re crafted.
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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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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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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 do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes – where a woman’s personality and sense of style are realized.
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They never ask the celebrities why they don’t wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.
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