Vera Wang (Chinese: 王薇薇; pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei; born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection.
Wang was born and raised in New York, NY of Chinese descent. Her parents were born in Shanghai, China and came to the United States in the mid-1940s. Her mother worked as a translator for United Nations, while her father owned a medicine company. She has one younger brother, Kenneth. Sh...
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Vera Wang (Chinese: 王薇薇; pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei; born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection.
Wang was born and raised in New York, NY of Chinese descent. Her parents were born in Shanghai, China and came to the United States in the mid-1940s. Her mother worked as a translator for United Nations, while her father owned a medicine company. She has one younger brother, Kenneth. She attended The Chapin School until her graduation in 1967 and went on to complete her education at the University of Paris and Sarah Lawrence College, obtaining a degree in art history.
While in high school, Wang trained as a figure skater with pairs partner James Stuart, and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd in the January 8, 1968 issue. When she failed to make the US Olympics team, she entered the fashion industry.
Wang was a senior fashion editor for Vogue for...
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