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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life. ↗

— Vera Wang

#against #although #always #anyone #better

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants. ↗

— Vera Wang

#ceremony #certain #even #involves #more

I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman. ↗

— Vera Wang

#challenge #clothes #creating #dress #focus

I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there's nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they're crafted. ↗

— Vera Wang

#any #because #buy #clothes #crafted

I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules. ↗

— Vera Wang

#break #came #even #give #go

I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes - where a woman's personality and sense of style are realized. ↗

— Vera Wang

#box #challenge #clothes #creating #give

I'm not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings. ↗

— Vera Wang

#girl #go #i #likes #lunch

I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear. ↗

— Vera Wang

#aspects #been #choreography #could #designing

My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie. ↗

— Vera Wang

#bit #controlled #extremely #flawless #hippie

I make personal appearances around the country. I'm starting a book tour now, and I may be coming to Toronto with the Learning Annex, which I'm doing all through the United States, so that may come up just before Christmas. ↗

— Burt Ward

#around #before #book #book tour #christmas