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More Quotes by Vera Wang
It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.
I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
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.
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear "fashion" they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you're really successful in the truest sense.
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.
I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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 visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
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.
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.
