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.
VERA WANGJust 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.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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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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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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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 do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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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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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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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 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 a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.
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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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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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