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More Quotes by Vera Wang
It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.
I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don't think that I was that literal.
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.
The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
I used to get tons of letters that said, "I'll never get to wear you," or "I'll never get married in one of your dresses," or "I'll never have an evening gown like the one I saw on the red carpet." I thought that was sad, because you give your life to this and you end up reaching very few people. So 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.
Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.
Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.
I think fashion is intensely personal. It should be. It should give a woman a creative outlet, it should give her a little bit of an escape, and it should give her a little bit of individuality that she can add to her life. I don't mean redoing your entire closet. I mean that a great shoe or a great handbag or a great top or a great coat or jacket can change everything.
