I don’t live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared.
VERA WANGDon’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.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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The funny thing is that I’m the girl who no one sees at the beach. Ask anyone who’s traveled with me. Normally, I’m in so many layers, I look like Lawrence of Arabia!
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I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don’t think that I was that literal.
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I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I’ve always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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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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New 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.
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I’ve been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too – what I should wear.
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Ready-to-wear is what I’ve wanted to do since the beginning. I’m not a girl who spends my life in a ballgown
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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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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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