38 Vera Wang Quotes for You to Enjoy

Vera Wang

American Designer

Born: Jun 27, 1949

Design Fashion Me People Woman You

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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. Vera Wang

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My evening really begins when I take a long, hot bath. I light a candle, and I turn on the news and try to catch up. It's when I can breathe from the day to the night, and that means a lot to me. Vera Wang

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

Woman Clothes Sexier Never She Comfortable Than Her

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. Vera Wang

Woman People Personality Challenge Focus Clothes Sense See Dress Adore Self Revealed Truly Modern Where Want Creating

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. Vera Wang

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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. Vera Wang

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

Work Sit Own Remarkable Over Look Exercise Years Your

My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie. Vera Wang

Mother Extremely Bit More Tend Sort Always Hippie Controlled Flawless

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me. Vera Wang

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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life. Vera Wang

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The funny thing is that I'm the girl who no one sees at the beach. Ask anyone who's traveled with me. Normally, I'm in so many layers, I look like Lawrence of Arabia! Vera Wang

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I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures. Vera Wang

Fashion Gritty Design Studio Pictures Like Parts

I love a black wedding dress. Vera Wang

Love Black Dress Wedding

If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way. Vera Wang

Mistake Control Way Right Way Say Would Would-Be See Point Feel Because Always Were Any Confident Where Really Right Things

That was a major goal for me - to be able to reach and encourage more women, to encourage them to express themselves and be what they want to be. People get very trapped where they are. Vera Wang

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Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror. Vera Wang

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I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school. Vera Wang

Art History School Say Would Never Abstract New Major Contemporary Were Art History York Stopped New York Where Really Specifically

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. Vera Wang

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