Everything about Vera Wang totally explained
Vera Wang (; born
June 27,
1949) is an
American 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 as well as the
Sorbonne 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 skater, 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. When she failed to make the U.S.
Olympic team, she entered the fashion industry.
Wang was a senior fashion editor for
Vogue 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,
Holly Hunter,
Campbell Brown,
Jeri Ryan, and
Karenna Gore, among others.
Making a cameo appearance in the
Ugly Betty episode
A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding, Wang designed and fitted wedding gowns for the fictional character
Wilhelmina Slater whose portrayer,
Vanessa L. Williams, wore a Vera Wang designed wedding gown to her wedding to NBA legend Rick Fox. As maid of honor,
Victoria Beckham who was also playing a cameo role, was also fitted for a gown. A dress she designed for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer appeared in the episode "
The Prom."
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.
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 adopted 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.
Vera Wang has a select number of boutiques that are located in
New York,
Boston,
Beverly Hills, and
Waikiki.
Vera Wang recently appeared on
The Apprentice with the weeks task being based around Vera's mattress line. Each team were to create a “Living window“ using actors and actresses in a shop window to promote the new Vera Wang mattress line by Serta.
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