My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
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 — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It is horrible to say, but I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I wanted to breathe new life into the timeless trend of past, present and future. These unique designs celebrate the bride and… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I brought color to bridal. There was one whole season of blush. If you think about the bareness, the illusion (fabric), the… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years.… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It's kind of hard when your moniker is "bridal" and "evening" for people to understand that I don't run around in a… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I love the focus and bravery of European designers, but I love the nonchalance and throwaway aspect of America that has made… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror. Where I used… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I think fashion is intensely personal. It should be. It should give a woman a creative outlet, it should give her a… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
In terms of bridal dress, I've tried everything. I've tried short, long, deconstructed, constructed, bustiers, working in fabrics, working in color. I've… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It's important to view fashion as personal and creative - even for brides. When brides ask me, "What's the best advice you… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
“I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there's nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
There was no relationship between a wedding dress and fashion. There was no good taste, either. I realized that I could make… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear "fashion" they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
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… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
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… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
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… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I brought color to bridal. There was one whole season of blush. If you think about the bareness, the illusion (fabric), the corsets that… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I don't live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
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… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance.… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Bridal is always about who you are as a person and as a woman and as a lover and as a mate. People always… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
Every woman hates her own body. I don't know a woman who doesn't . . . well, I do know a few who love… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left. — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
