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In the dream world of Matisse and the gritty reality of American frontier, the diversity of women in our society offers the chance for greater exploration and even greater inspiration.

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Vera Wang
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 27
Businessperson
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Fashion Designer
Figure Skater
New York City
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Vera Ellen Wang
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One thing about skating that I don't think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it's not the right music it can ruin a performance.
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I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes - where a woman's personality and sense of style are realized.
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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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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 do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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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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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 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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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.
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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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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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I'm not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
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My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I don't often dress formally, even though I design gowns. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging.
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I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.
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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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Fashion to me has become very disposable I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
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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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