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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More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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Let’s be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I’m staggered by what a boot costs today.
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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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I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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A bride should look at everything she possibly can…just so she can experiment and see what makes her really feel beautiful or glamorous or classical or whatever she desires to be on that particular day.
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One thing about skating that I don’t think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it’s not the right music it can ruin a performance.
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It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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I’m not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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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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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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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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