Information On Vera Wang

Vera Wang; born June 27, 1949 is an American fashion designer based in New York. Vera Wang 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.Vera Wang 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, Vera 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 Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic team, she entered the fashion industry.

Vera 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, Vera Wang 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. Vera 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, Campbell Brown and Karenna Gore among others.

Making a cameo appearance in the Ugly Betty episode A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding, Vera Wang designed and fitted wedding gowns for the fictional character Wilhelmina Slater and her maid of honor Victoria Beckham who was also playing a cameo role. 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 Vera 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.[4]

Vera 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, Vera Wang won the CFDA (Council of the Fashion Designers of America) Womenswear Designer of the Year. On May 27, 2006, Vera Wang was awarded the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design.