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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.

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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Bridal

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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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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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I don't live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared.
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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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It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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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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Bridal 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.
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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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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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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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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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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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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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