“ 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… Vera Wang
“ 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… Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today. Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ I'm a late riser by my family's standards. Sleeping is a luxury because since I was young, I woke up very early to go ice-skating. So I'm really not a morning girl. Vera Wang
“ I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style. Vera Wang
“ There was no relationship between a wedding dress and fashion. There was no good taste, either. I realized that I could make an impression in terms of changing and readdressing the whole industry of b… Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ 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,… Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ 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. Vera Wang
“ As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that. Vera Wang
“ Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today. Vera Wang
“ When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too. Vera Wang
“ 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. So my being able to reach the masses was something that meant a great deal t… Vera Wang
