Vera Wang Quotes (27 Quotes)


    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.

    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.

    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.

    Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

    It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at you own work over the years.


    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.

    If you really know the business, you know how much money it really takes to use special Duchess satin or lace - 40 million a collection,

    Then she moved into the eveningwear, fragrance and tabletop categories. This is only her second year doing ready-to-wear. 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, ... Clothing is as much about lifestyle as art.

    It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.

    A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

    Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

    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,

    Calvin thought I was crazy, saying that when the bridal thing doesn't work, give me a call,

    Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.

    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.

    a desire to make more of yourself.

    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.

    As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.

    This time it's much more about the sea, the sky -- vacation dressing, but in a very relaxed way. It's supposed to be very, very romantic and intensely sensual.

    I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

    I find it a wonderful challenge to give interviews after spending all those years backstage. I always try to be honest and real.

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

    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.

    I brought color to bridal. There was one whole season of blush. If you think about the bareness, the illusion (fabric), the corsets that I did in bridal, they were trends in ready-to-wear, too.

    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.

    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.

    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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