Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
VERA WANGA woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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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I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there’s nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they’re crafted.
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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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I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let’s get that straight right now.
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It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
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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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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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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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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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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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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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A bride should look at everything she possibly can…just so she can experiment and see what makes her really feel beautiful or glamorous or classical or whatever she desires to be on that particular day.
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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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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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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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