#hi

My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#first #first thing #i #me #mom

The industry's changed so much that you can't just design something, put on a great show, and say, 'Okay, my job is done.' ↗

— Alexander Wang

#design #done #great #industry #job

I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong. ↗

— Karrie Webb

#given #golf #i #i think #mentally

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#differences #go #high #high school #i

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart. ↗

— An Wang

#business #heart #you #your

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me. ↗

— Vera Wang

#any #athletic #bed #compete #done

All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I can't design anything without thinking of how a woman's body will look and move when she's wearing it. ↗

— Vera Wang

#body #carried #dancing #design #how

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume. ↗

— Vera Wang

#costume #fashion #finding #greater #like

It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging. ↗

— Vera Wang

#balance #challenging #everything #hard

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

#boot #buy #buying #costs #design