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.
VERA WANGA woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
More Vera Wang Quotes
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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’m only waiting for Lindsay Lohan’s fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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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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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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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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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear “fashion” they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it’s so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you’re really successful in the truest sense.
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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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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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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 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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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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I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school.
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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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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.
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