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 WANGI 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 WANGI’m only waiting for Lindsay Lohan’s fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
VERA WANGWhen I decided to get married at 40, I couldn’t find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That’s when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.
VERA WANGReady-to-wear is what I’ve wanted to do since the beginning. I’m not a girl who spends my life in a ballgown
VERA WANGThey never ask the celebrities why they don’t wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
VERA WANGService is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
VERA WANGThere was no relationship between a wedding dress and fashion. There was no good taste, either. I realized that I could make an impression in terms of changing and readdressing the whole industry of bridal.
VERA WANGBridal is always about who you are as a person and as a woman and as a lover and as a mate. People always ask me how a woman can pick just one dress. And the funny thing is they always know.
VERA WANGI want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
VERA WANGIt’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.
VERA WANGAll 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.
VERA WANGSuccess isn’t about the end result; it’s about what you learn along the way.
VERA WANGLet’s be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I’m staggered by what a boot costs today.
VERA WANGI don’t live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared.
VERA WANGIt’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
VERA WANGWhen 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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