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Fashion to me has become very disposable I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.

Vera Wang

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Vera Wang
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 27
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Figure Skater
New York City
New York
Vera Ellen Wang
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Craft
Crafts
Clothes
Fashion
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Disposable

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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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I hate phones. All businesses are personal businesses, and I always try my best to get back to people, but sometimes the barrage of calls is so enormous that if I just answered calls I would do nothing else.
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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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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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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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When 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.
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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 wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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Success isn't about the end result it's about what you learn along the way.
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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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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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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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