Vera Wang
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[Sarah Lawrence College, [1949) is an United States fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties.
Vera Wang was raised in an affluent family and attended The Chapin School (Manhattan) as well as the University of Paris in Paris. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in art history. Her mother often took her to fashion shows in Paris. Her father started and owned a chemical company.
As a girl, Wang trained as a figure skating, and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She was actually featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd in the January 8, 1968 issue.Sports Illustrated, December 15, 2006, p. 66 When she failed to make the U.S. Olympic Games team, she entered the fashion industry.
Wang was a senior fashion editor for Vogue (magazine) for sixteen years. In 1985, she left Vogue after being turned down for the editor-in-chief position currently filled by Anna Wintour and joined Ralph Lauren as a design director for two years. In 1990, she opened her own design salon in the Carlyle Hotel in New York which featured her trademark bridal gowns. She has designed costumes for figure skaters, including Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan. Silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan wore a unique design of Vera's for the 1994 Olympics. Wang also has made wedding gowns for Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Garner, Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman, Sophia Bush, Holly Hunter and Karenna Gore,http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/07/12/gore.wedding/ among others. A dress she designed for Buffy the Vampire Slayer appeared in the episode "The Prom (Buffy episode)." Sarah Michelle Gellar, the actress who played Buffy, also had Wang design her actual wedding dress for her marriage to Freddie Prinze, Jr. She also designed the two-piece uniforms currently worn by the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders.http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/article.jsp?id=30772
Wang has expanded her brand name through her fragrance, jewelry, eyeware, shoe and houseware collections. She also wrote the book Vera Wang on Weddings which was released by Harper Collins in October, 2001. In June 2005, she won the CFDA (Council of the Fashion Designers of America) Womenswear Designer of the Year. On May 27, 2006, Wang was awarded the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Vera Wang appeared as a guest judge in the third season of Project Runway.
In 2002, Vera Wang began to enter the home fashion industry. The Vera Wang China and Crystal collection has produced three of the top ten best-selling patterns at bridal registries across the United States after only six months at the stores.
On August 24, 2006, Kohl's announced that it would carry clothing, accessories, footwear, and linens designed by Wang.
Wang currently lives in New York City with her husband, Arthur Becker, and their two daughters, Cecilia, born in 1990, and Josephine, born in 1993, who both currently attend the Chapin School. Arthur is the CEO of an information technology services company called Navisite. They have a weekend home in Pound Ridge, New York, where her brother owns the Pound Ridge Golf Club.
Vera Wang has a select number of boutiques and are in New York, Boston, Beverly Hills, and Waikiki.
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[Sarah Lawrence College, [1949) is an United States fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties.
Vera Wang was raised in an affluent family and attended The Chapin School (Manhattan) as well as the University of Paris in Paris. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in art history. Her mother often took her to fashion shows in Paris. Her father started and owned a chemical company.
As a girl, Wang trained as a figure skating, and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She was actually featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd in the January 8, 1968 issue.Sports Illustrated, December 15, 2006, p. 66 When she failed to make the U.S. Olympic Games team, she entered the fashion industry.
Wang was a senior fashion editor for Vogue (magazine) for sixteen years. In 1985, she left Vogue after being turned down for the editor-in-chief position currently filled by Anna Wintour and joined Ralph Lauren as a design director for two years. In 1990, she opened her own design salon in the Carlyle Hotel in New York which featured her trademark bridal gowns. She has designed costumes for figure skaters, including Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan. Silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan wore a unique design of Vera's for the 1994 Olympics. Wang also has made wedding gowns for Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Garner, Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman, Sophia Bush, Holly Hunter and Karenna Gore,http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/07/12/gore.wedding/ among others. A dress she designed for Buffy the Vampire Slayer appeared in the episode "The Prom (Buffy episode)." Sarah Michelle Gellar, the actress who played Buffy, also had Wang design her actual wedding dress for her marriage to Freddie Prinze, Jr. She also designed the two-piece uniforms currently worn by the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders.http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/article.jsp?id=30772
Wang has expanded her brand name through her fragrance, jewelry, eyeware, shoe and houseware collections. She also wrote the book Vera Wang on Weddings which was released by Harper Collins in October, 2001. In June 2005, she won the CFDA (Council of the Fashion Designers of America) Womenswear Designer of the Year. On May 27, 2006, Wang was awarded the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Vera Wang appeared as a guest judge in the third season of Project Runway.
In 2002, Vera Wang began to enter the home fashion industry. The Vera Wang China and Crystal collection has produced three of the top ten best-selling patterns at bridal registries across the United States after only six months at the stores.
On August 24, 2006, Kohl's announced that it would carry clothing, accessories, footwear, and linens designed by Wang.
Wang currently lives in New York City with her husband, Arthur Becker, and their two daughters, Cecilia, born in 1990, and Josephine, born in 1993, who both currently attend the Chapin School. Arthur is the CEO of an information technology services company called Navisite. They have a weekend home in Pound Ridge, New York, where her brother owns the Pound Ridge Golf Club.
Vera Wang has a select number of boutiques and are in New York, Boston, Beverly Hills, and Waikiki.
References
External links
- Official website
- Fall 2006 Bridal Collection
- View weddings in which brides wore a Vera Wang gown
- Wedgwood website for Vera Wang china
- Waterford website for Vera Wang crystal
Vera Wang News
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