Vera Wang: The Gown Goddess

Read about the stylist and fashion designer called Vera Wang; while viewing her works in the virtual gallery below.

Goddess is a word used to classify female immortal beings. Just like Medusa and Athena are attributed to beauty, Vera Ellen Wang can be regarded as a gown goddess too. At an old age of 70years, Vera have remained relevant in the fashion industry with her signature design of gown. Popular for her wedding gown design, Vera has built a brand worth over 600million dollars.

Born by Chinese parents, Vera is an America citizen who have been able to dish out classy style and fashion to the world. Still classy at the age of 70, Vera can be regarded as the gown goddess because she has designed for a long list of celebrities. And her longevity is legendary, something close to immortality. Working on this article, we at cillatric have been trying to review her designs to understand why she is so different.

After much observations, we could agree that her brand and her longevity in the business was not just about the brand. But is much about her and her style. As a woman married to her work as a fashion designer and styler, Vera is why the Vera Wang designer gown wear is classy. Below are some of the reason why her brand is unique.

# Vera Wang

Starting Early

Vera have started out as a sport lady but did not make the US Olympic team and picked up fashion as a career. Working for Vogue magazine for Seventeen years of her teenage and youthful life gave her a very good base for practice. Imagine studying designs for a living and trying to analyze them. Wang became that lady who knew exactly why she went into the business because she understood it well. Going on to work for another big fashion cooperation for two years before leaving the job at 40years of age to start up her own bridal fashion line was just epic. Imagine learning a trade for forty years of one’s life before starting up. No wonder she is still in the business even at 70years of age.

Choice of design

 Vera Wang have always been a lady who loves gowns. The sport which she would have loved to be a pro at is a sport that people wore gowns. Figure skating which was the sport she wanted to perform ended up becoming her client when she eventually. Adding a bridal line to her design portfolio eventually became her biggest style. She devoted her life to making different types of wedding gowns. Vera knew how to make a bride look classy because all she did was thinking of how satin and silk fabrics behaved when they are rapped and folded into a dress. Imagine opening a bakery and deciding that you are making only cupcakes. That is what Vera Wang did by choosing to only focus on bridal dresses. Although she have been known to design other types of dresses, she is well know for bridal dress.

Keeping in touch with trends

Anybody who follows Vera Wang’s life via her social media handle; you will agree she is an old mama young. For the 70years of Vera Wang’s life, she has tried to stay close the the ever changing trend of life. Imagine a lady given birth to in the mid 1900s and was able to follow the trend into this jet ages. One can argue that she has had a wonderful team around her. That is true but accepting change is a hard job and Wang has remained that lady who will always accept that new trend.

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