“Be yourself.” ― 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
“Sleeping is a luxury.” ― Vera Wang
“I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes.” ― Vera Wang
“I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers because there’s nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they’re crafted.” ― Vera Wang
“I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.” ― Vera Wang
“It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.” ― Vera Wang
“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.” ― Vera Wang
“Calvin thought I was crazy, saying that when the bridal thing doesn’t work, give me a call.” ― Vera Wang
“Success isn’t about the end result: it’s about what you learn along the way.” ― 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
“I’ve always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That’s been part of the journey.” ― Vera Wang
“The key to falling in love with something, anything, if your heart’s attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.” ― Vera Wang
“When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.” ― 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
“Success isn’t about the end result; it’s about what you learn along the way.” ― Vera Wang
“I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well.” ― Vera Wang
“Things that came before, people and things and experiences – that does mean something to me. It doesn’t mean I don’t embrace the new, but I don’t forget the past, either.” ― Vera Wang
“It’s hard to balance everything. It’s always challenging.” ― Vera Wang
“It’s hard to juggle being a businessperson with being a creative person. You have to organize yourself.” ― Vera Wang
“In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.” ― Vera Wang
“Certainly a big challenge for me with evening-wear is to make it look modern and artistic and avant-garde.” ― Vera Wang
“It’s important to view fashion as personal and creative.” ― 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.” ― Vera Wang
“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
“I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.” ― Vera Wang
“It’s a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.” ― 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’m not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.” ― 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
“I want people to see the dress but focus on the woman.” ― Vera Wang
“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
“A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.” ― Vera Wang
“I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.” ― Vera Wang
