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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 bridal. (Vera Wang)
It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging. View quote
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal. View quote
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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. View quote
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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants. View quote
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I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women. View quote
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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)
All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox. View quote
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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. View quote
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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day. View quote
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I don't live through my kids. But I do know what will happen in life, and I just want them well prepared. View quote
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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. View quote
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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style. View quote
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It is horrible to say, but I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream. View quote
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie. View quote
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I love a black wedding dress. View quote
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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)
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. View quote
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste. View quote
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both. View quote
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Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way. View quote
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