Vera Wang Quotes

Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.

People wouldn't know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.

A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride.

You can tailor garments all you want, but if it doesn't fit in the arms or legs, it never will.

I'd love to design bridal dresses.

I love my jackets and good tailoring. I love the designs and the colour.

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted Valentino to design my wedding dress. Valentino is the definition of timeless elegance. I don't think there's another couture house like it.

I worked a lot with Nick Knight and John Galliano when John was at Dior. He also made my wedding dress. He'll always hold a special place; I have most of my memorable, iconic moments in fashion with him.

I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire.

I can wear a sexy dress to any red carpet event. My wedding is my chance to go all the way and wear a princess silhouette.

I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.

It's not about having a plethora of suits, but having a few good ones. It's all about fit. The contour of your body. If your shoulders are broad, you shouldn't have shoulder pads. If you're not a big man, you shouldn't have extra space. I think it's definitely worth having it properly fitted.

That to me was the most poignant part of Diana's wedding; as she was walking up the aisle and her eyes were going left to right, looking at people and smiling in the way that Diana did - and that diamond tiara glittering like mad. It was great.

I was a fashion assistant. I bought the fabric. I made sure that everything was smooth in the workroom. And I scrambled all over London on the Tube looking for buttons. It was great.

I love the fabric of Genetic jeans. There's a softness. I always travel in them. It feels like you're in like your most comfortable pajamas.

Your wedding is your red carpet moment, and while brides definitely can take some chances with style, you don't want to look like a fad.

Clothes should look as if a woman was born into them. It is a form of possession, this belonging to one another.

I am quite fussy about clothes.

I want to be a simple bride when I get married. I want a beach wedding where I am running around on the sand in a white dress.

I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.

It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.

I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.

I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately.

My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it.

My six favorite textures for fall and winter are leather, fur, tweed, mohair, velvet and wool. I love that they are all as warm as they are fashionable and easy to incorporate into your wardrobe.