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.
VERA WANGFashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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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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The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart’s attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
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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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It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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Success isn’t about the end result; it’s about what you learn along the way.
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Figure 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.
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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 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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When 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.
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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 started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women.
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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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