#or

I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#brother #business #education #fashion #had

I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#away #closely #company #deal #designer

It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#back #because #forward #happened #hard

No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#drape #ever #formal #had #i

When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#basics #because #category #cool #decided

To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance. ↗

— Vera Wang

#appearance #being #beyond #change #color

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

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer. ↗

— Vera Wang

#attitude #design #designer #head #lifestyle

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn. ↗

— Vera Wang

#good #i #learn #me #other

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