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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.

Vera Wang

People get very trapped where they are. When they hear ‘fashion’ they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it’s so elitist.
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Clothes End Fashion People Scare
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
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
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
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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Family Necessary People Risk Sad Thinking Woman Yourself
I always see where I didn’t do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That’s a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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Call Right See Way Wisdom Yourself
I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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End Expectation Lesson Life Mom Myself Training Try
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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Climate Experience Myself Place
Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one’s head as a designer.
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Attitude Design Life Myself Style View Woman
It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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Balance Challenge Hard
When brides ask me, “What’s the best advice you can give me on my wedding day?” I always have the same answer: “Be yourself.” Someone’s marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don’t want you to be someone else.
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Advice Be Yourself Change Love Marriage Relationship Self Love
Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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Bride Feeling Marriage Money Taste
As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.
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Daughter Greatness Lose Mom Myself Respect
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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Attachment Fall In Love Heart Mindset Motivational
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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Appearance Change Design Eyes Fashion Yourself
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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Family Necessary People Risk Sad Thinking Woman Yourself

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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