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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.

Vera Wang

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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Appearance Clothes Empowerment Fashion Focus Mindset People See Women
It’s for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can’t afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it – a little bit of me or a lot of me, that’s what’s important.
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Aesthetic Design Generosity Important Inspirational Woman Worth
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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Design Fashion Future Myself Reality Time Wait
I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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Culture Language Myself Style Talk
My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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Fire Job Myself Normal Work
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 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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Design End Frustration Myself Start
I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of my life. There are generations of them, those fashion nuns, living, eating, breathing clothes.
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Breathe Eat Fashion Girl Live Marriage Myself Thinking
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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Audience Capture Dance Design Excitement Fashion Magic
I wanted to breathe new life into the timeless trend of past, present and future. These unique designs celebrate the bride and groom’s passage through their new life together.
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Breathe Celebration Design Life Marriage Past Time Togetherness Unique
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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Art Bed Design Home Myself
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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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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Appearance Dance Greatness Myself Sound
Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride’s attendants.
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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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Children Life Live Myself Preparation
All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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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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