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  Vera Wang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vera Wang (Chinese: 王薇薇; pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei; born June 27, 1949) is a fashion designer based in New York, NY, USA.
She also penned the book Vera Wang on Weddings which was released by Harper Collins in October, 2001.
Wang currently lives in New York City with her husband, Arthur Becker, and their two daughters, Josephine, born in 1993, and Cecilia, born in 1990, who both currently attend The Chapin School.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vera_Wang   (530 words)

  
 Vera Wang on Weddings
Wang has become an international authority on bridal elegance, her name synonymous with a modern and sophisticated approach to classic style.
Wang's directives are obviously those of a seasoned pro, as she efficiently outlines in the "Receptions" topic: "Ample room should be made for guests and waiters to circulate freely...
VERA WANG's career began with a 16-year tenure as a senior fashion editor at Vogue Magazine, followed by a post as a design director at Ralph Lauren.
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 Vera wang, vera wang bridal gowns, vera wang bridesmaid dresses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang understands the intricacies and the delicacies of a woman—and her.
Vera Wang is known for her American bridal empire vera wang.
Vera Wang was born in New York City on June 27, 1949.
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 Amazon.ca: Vera Wang on Weddings: Books: Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang on Weddings is an examination and explanation of the whole event.
Fashion mavens know Vera Wang as the designer behind the wedding gowns of such famous folk as Karenna Gore, Sharon Stone, Kristi Yamaguchi, and more--and VOGUE readers throughout the 1980s and early 1990s remember that she served on the editorial staff there.
Vera Wang covers not only fashion, but all aspects of wedding planning in nicely formatted, concise text that does not compete with the collages and full-page spreads that are an elegant visual testimony to her own wedding celebration as well as those of celebrities, royals and socialites.
www.amazon.ca /Vera-Wang-on-Weddings/dp/0688162568   (1501 words)

  
 Vera Wang Biography and profiles of fashion designers
The discipline Vera Wang brings to her work and to her life was developed early by her parents, who encouraged academic excellence and athletic prowess.
Vera Wang's fashion sense also came early in life, beginning with visits to the Paris shows with her mother and maturing during her tenure at Vogue.
Vera Wang aspired to add fashion sophistication to the segment, which was steeped in tradition and symbolism and yet operated like a commodities business.
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 USATODAY.com - Vera Wang to design line just for Kohl's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For Vera Wang, the licensing pact with Kohl's serves as a big opportunity to expand her customer base to middle-income shoppers.
Wang said that "it has troubled" her for quite a while not to be able to offer her designs to all women.
By Richard Drew, AP Vera Wang says "it has troubled" her for quite a while not to be able to offer her designs to all women.
www.usatoday.com /money/industries/retail/2006-08-24-vera-wang_x.htm?csp=34   (521 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Designer Vera Wang creates Hawaii honeymoon suite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Wang is among a growing number of big-name designers to enter the hotel industry.
Wang also has a personal connection to Hawaii — she was engaged here.
Wang said she wanted to create a "sensual, sophisticated world in which every last detail is attended to and carefully considered."
www.usatoday.com /travel/hotels/2005-06-14-vera-wang_x.htm?csp=34   (909 words)

  
 Savannah College of Art and Design > About > News > 032006c SCAD presents annual fashion show with Vera Wang
By age 23, Vera Wang was the youngest-ever Vogue fashion editor and stylist, where she remained for 16 years before moving to Ralph Lauren as a design director.
From the cover of Vogue to the Oscars to the Olympics, the style of Vera Wang is embraced by many of the world’s most influential and fashionable women.
Such collaborations are a mark of Vera Wang’s couture designs, repeatedly drawing the attention and the praise of the press.
www.scad.edu /about/news/topstories/2006/032006c.cfm   (602 words)

  
 USA WEEKEND Magazine
or Vera Wang, best known for sexy gowns worn by celebrity brides like Mariah Carey and Sharon Stone, one wedding is foremost in her mind: her own.
Like Wang, her four bridesmaids were mature, high-powered career women.
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Wang fell for fashion as a teenage competitive ice skater with gorgeous costumes and unfulfilled Olympic dreams.
www.usaweekend.com /98_issues/980510/980510talk_wang.html   (539 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - $4,000-a-night Vera Wang Suite officially opens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Wang is among the growing list of big-name designers and fashion brands to enter the hotel industry.
Guests of the Wang suite are escorted on two separate elevator rides to the private second-floor room overlooking the Pacific.
Wang's favorite piece is a Chinese desk and chair set from the 19th century Qing Dynasty.
www.usatoday.com /travel/hotels/2005-06-01-verawang-suite_x.htm   (971 words)

  
 Bailey Banks & Biddle - Designers: Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang creates the most beautiful and romantic fashions in the world.
Vera Wang understands the intricacies and the delicacies of a woman—and her desires.
Inspired by both her bridal and couture fashion collections, Vera Wang, in collaboration with Rosy Blue Fine, introduced the prestigious Vera Wang Fine Jewelry in the spring of 2004 to selected fine jewelers.
www.baileybanksandbiddle.com /sm-designers-vera-wang--bs-2137274_cp-2071019.html   (140 words)

  
 Vera Wang
Vera Wang, preeminent American designer of bridal gowns who was the first to add style and chick to wedding fashion, celebrated her 56th birthday on June 27.
Vera's first dress sketches were prompted by her passion for sports – she designed dresses she could wear while figure skating at the age of 8.
While being famous for her bridal gowns now, Vera Wang became a household name due to her child's passion for figure skating: she designed a costume for Nancy Kerrigan in 1994, a simple white skating dress which made her famous.
www.factio-magazine.com /specialfeatures/des__VeraWang.htm   (649 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Living: Designer Wang shifts seamlessly
Wang also is a fan of Marni, Jil Sander and Yohji Yamamoto, and she mixes and matches pieces from their collections with her own.
Wang, however, says it's her 11-year-old and 14-year-old daughters that keep her in check about what's hip and happening.
The funny thing is that Wang and her daughters all have looks that have been in and out over the course of Wang's career.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/living/2002476597_verawang07.html   (822 words)

  
 Vera Wang Spring 2005 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
Vera Wang's evolution over the past several seasons into a full-fledged creator with an elegantly specific aesthetic has been a pleasure to watch.
Wang had but one pair of pants in her collection; the rest was all narrow, fluid dresses and skirts cut every which way, from a slim, businesslike pencil to an organza delight, embroidered with gold peacock feathers and light as a dandelion.
Controlled scatterings of sequins and beads were a subtle reminder of her bridal brilliance—but luckily, Wang's strengths now reach way past the aisle, right into everyday life.
www.style.com /fashionshows/collections/S2005RTW/review/VWANG   (345 words)

  
 Vera Wang Photos - Vera Wang News - Vera Wang Information
Vera trained as a figure skater which she competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships but didn't make the team.
Vera's mother often took her to fashion shows in Paris.
Vera attended the Chapin School, the Sorbonne in Paris and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in art history.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Vera Wang on Weddings: Books: Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang, who single-handedly revolutionised the bridal industry with her chic, sophisticated, stylish designs, shares her vision and ideas on every aspect of this special day in a lavish volume produced with Callaway Editions, Ltd. The world's most successful bridal gown designer shares her vision for this most important event--the wedding.
Rather than a soup-to-nuts approach with endless lists of what to do, Vera Wang details each aspect of the wedding with her thoughts and ideas, culled from years of experience in the wedding business.
Vera Wang lovingly and with extraordinary sensitivity and attention to detail leads you through each step of a wedding, covering proposal, gift registery, ceremony, table settings and of course, the all important selection and fitting of the dress.
www.amazon.co.uk /Vera-Wang-on-Weddings/dp/0688162568   (1007 words)

  
 Vera Wang by Wedgwood at Table & Home
Vera Wang China and Crystal - the designer's first foray into the world of home fashion - is a natural extension given the designer's brilliant instinct for all things bridal.
Fine bone china and crystal stemware form one of the cornerstones of a couple's bridal registry; Vera Wang China and Crystal, launched in late 2002, pays tribute to this tradition but is designed with the modern bride in mind.
Crafted for the realities of entertaining, Vera Wang China and Crystal offers classic, elegant and sophisticated styles that are safe for the microwave and dishwasher.
www.tableandhome.com /brands/verawang   (177 words)

  
 Vera Wang wedding gowns
Today, Wang’s name is synonymous with wedding gowns and she is a celebrity favorite.
Wang’s spring 2002 collection concentrates on color, featuring eight types of white, from oyster to pearl, to marble and bone.
Vera also introduces new fabrics like zibeline, which lays smoother than tafetta and is heavier than your standard silk.
www.jaehakim.com /articles/misc/features/wang.htm   (719 words)

  
 Vera Wang Fall 2006 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
Vera Wang may be in talks with St. John to become its creative director, but for now she's keeping any ideas she might have for commercial knit dressing under wraps.
Her fall show, inspired as it was by Mark Rothko, was a decidedly artsy affair, with riffs on the abstract expressionist's color-block paintings showing up in interesting ways on the designer's silk chiffon dresses.
The moody palette aside, this was more or less a typically feminine Wang collection.
www.style.com /fashionshows/collections/F2006RTW/review/VWANG   (278 words)

  
 Vera Wang Crystal and Vera Wang China - Free Shipping
Vera Wang China and Vera Wang Crystal are designed by Vera Wang, one of the leading and most innovative designers of our time, and manufactured by Wedgwood®, one of the premier china and crystal manufacturers of all time.
If you do not find the Vera Wang China and crystal you are looking for or if you have any questions about Vera Wang China or Vera Wang Crystal, please call us at 1-866-516-0907.
Vera Wang china and Vera Wang crystal are manufactured by Wedgwood, a member of Waterford Wedgwood Plc.
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 Amazon.com: Vera Wang On Weddings: Books: Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang on Weddings is as sumptuous and refined as the designer's dresses.
Wang shares her lifelong love of fashion and her personal experience as a bride, but she is not self-indulgent.
Apart from the lush pictures of her clients' weddings, there is an illustrated glossary of dress terms, and Wang offers straightforward opinions on which silhouettes flatter which figure.
www.amazon.com /Vera-Wang-On-Weddings/dp/0688162568   (1799 words)

  
 Macy*s - Beauty - Vera Wang Fragrance Collection
The first encounter with the fragrance is a flirtation that begins with Bulgarian rose, calla lily and mandarin flower.
The fragrance is wrapped in a final embrace of sheer musks, white woods and precious floral nectar.
Vera Wang is a fragrance to be possessed by a woman but embraced by a man. Due to Federal air safety regulations, fragrances cannot be shipped via air.
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 Discount Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 vera wang - Invitations, Scrapbooks and Greeting Card Directory
Boutique first in country to sell Vera Wang Lingerie line The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - Feb 9, 2006 On the hanger, the Vera Wang camisole is an elegant mix of silk and tulle.
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 TIME Style & Design Fall 2005: Vera Wang -- Fall 2005 Style & Design
When Vera Wang married businessman Arthur Becker in 1989, she gained more than a husband: she found a calling.
While in college she took a job at YSL's Madison Avenue boutique, where she met an editor from Vogue, leading Wang to a 16-year stint as an editor at the magazine.
Says Wang: "I hope to bring a certain level of taste and style to clothing that is more [financially] attainable."
www.time.com /time/2005/style/091305/vera_wang_56__designer_33a.html   (292 words)

  
 Flutes Toasting Vera Wang Wedding Bridal Gowns
Vera Wang allows the toast to be in style with the Vera Wang Love Knots Toasting Flutes.
The beautiful flutes feature Vera Wang’s Love Knots accent, which is both elegant and extravagant.
Vera Wang Challis Toasting Flutes Bridal designer Vera Wang creates these elegant wedding toasting flutes.
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 Vera Wang
Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world.
Wang herself was an elite skater and competed in the 1968 National Figure Skating Finals.
Before she struck out on her own in 1990 as a designer, Wang worked for 16 years as an editor at
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 Vera Wang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vera Wang Wáng Wēiwei, China/1949 Marries elegant fashion design to her artistic accessories for the home
Vera Wang Challis 4" X 6" Bevel Frame
Vera Wang Challis 5" X 5" Bevel Frame
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