Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today. Vera Wang 000bootbuy Change image and share on social
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. Vera Wang adorechallengeclothe Change image and share on social
The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it. Vera Wang attachfallheart Change image and share on social
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. Vera Wang climatecoastfit Change image and share on social
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 buyclothecraft Change image and share on social
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 elitistendfashion Change image and share on social
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. Vera Wang aspectchoreographydesign share on social
Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants. Vera Wang attendantbridefeeling Change image and share on social
As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that. Vera Wang daughtergreatlose Change image and share on social
Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last. Vera Wang backclothecraft Change image and share on social