I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
VERA WANGNew York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I’d shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle – it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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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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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.
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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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It’s hard to juggle being a businessperson with being a creative person. You have to organize yourself – PR needs me for PR, and the licensing division needs me for licensing, the bridal people need me for bridal.
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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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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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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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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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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