It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.
VERA WANGI 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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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 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 see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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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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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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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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We got a lot of letters of people who didn’t like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking advantage of women in a sad situation – I never saw that. And I think that sometimes, you have to take a risk.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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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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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
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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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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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