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Vera Wang was born in New York in 1949, to
Chinese parents who had fled the Communist revolution. She had
originally dreamed of being an Olympic figure skater, but when she did
not make the team in 1968, she went to the Sorbonne, in Paris and to
Sarah Lawrence College in the USA, to study. She has a BA in Liberal
Arts. In 1970, on graduating, Vera became the youngest editor ever at
Vogue magazine. She remained there for 17 years till 1987. When she
left Vogue, she worked with Ralph LAUREN for 2 years. In 1990, she
opened her own house on Madison Avenue, New York, designing bridal wear
and evening gowns. In 1994, she started her own label. These bridal
gowns are what Vera Wang is famous for. She uses rich fabrics such as
silk lace and duchesses satin, in the tradition of Paris couture and
applies them to the simple shapes associated with American sportswear,
like the vest dress. Her appreciation of surface decoration,
particularly beading, and the use of net to give the illusion of bare
skin, have also recommended her for the design of Olympic
figure-skating costumes - so bringing her back full-circle to her
childhood dreams. Nancy Kerrigan wore her costume in the 1994 Winter
Olympics. Her clientele list is very long, especially for Oscar night.
She has made wedding dresses for numerous celebrities including Mariah
Carey for her wedding to Tommy Mottola in 1993. Cate Blanchett picked
up her Golden Globe for "Elizabeth" in a beaded black Wang dress. Uma
Thurman, Posh Spice, Alicia Silverstone, and Sharon Stone and Elisabeth
Shue are all her loyal clients. |
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