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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

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
Taste
Arbiter

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It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it - a little bit of me or a lot of me, that's what's important.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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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 want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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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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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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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.
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I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.
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It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.
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New York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I'd shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle - it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.
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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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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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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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All 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.
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The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.
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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.
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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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Fashion to me has become very disposable I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
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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 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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