Vera Wang Bio (Wiki)

Who is Vera Wang?

Vera Wang is a fashion designer based in New York City.

She is popular for her iconic red carpet-designs and wedding collections. Besides, she is also one of the most prominent bridal wear designers in the whole of America.

Vera Wang: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

The fashion designer was born to her parents Florence Wu (Wu Chifang) and Cheng Ching Wang (Wang Chongqing) on 27 June 1949  in New York City, New York, the U.S. She is 73 years old.

Her mother served for the United Nations as a translator, while her father, a graduate of Yanjing University and MIT, runs her own medicine company.

Moreover, Kenneth is her younger brother.

Vera Wang shared that her mother was quite controlling while she was a hippie.

She spent most of her childhood in New York City. She holds Chinese ethnicity and belongs to American nationality.

While talking more about her childhood, she started designing at just the age of eight. She sketched her skating dresses.

Besides, Vera is fluent in Mandarin and Chinese.

Education

In discussing her educational background, she joined The Chapin School and graduated from there in 1967. She then went to the University of Paris.

Later on, Vera Wang attended Sarah Lawrence College and gained a degree in art history.

Vera Wang: Professional life, Career

In talking about her career, since she was not previously chosen for the U.S. Olympic games, she headed to rebuild her career in the fashion industry.

Firstly, Vera Wang initiated her fashion designing career serving for Vogue as the youngest editor for 17 years.

She then resigned from Vogue and joined Ralph Lauren as a fashion director after working in Vogue for about one and a half-decade.

Moreover, she left Ralph Lauren after working for 2 years long for be an independent bridal wear designer.

Besides, Vera Wang has designed gowns as well as fashion for various protruding figures including Mariah Carey, Ivanka Trump, Avril Lavigne, Chelsea Clinton, Kim Kardashian, and Victoria Beckham as a designer for bridal wear.

Another, Former first lady Michelle Obama also wore her designed evening gown.

Additionally, numerous stars wore her designed evening ensemble and gowns on several occasions and on red carpets like Sofia Vergara at the 65th Academy Awards and Viola Davis at the 2012 Academy Awards.

In addition, figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan, Michelle Kwan, and Evan Lysacek also wore her power-designed outfit.

Awards

In discussing her lifetime achievements and awards, she was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.

Also, the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame enshrined her for her remarkable contribution to the fashion industry.

Vera Wang: Salary, Net worth

On talking about her salary, Vera Wang earns a huge amount of salary from her career but is currently unrevealed to the media.

Her net worth is estimated to be $650 million that she earns from her successful profession.

Vera Wang: Rumors, Controversy

There are no records currently available regarding her rumors and controversy since she has not been into any parts of the controversies though she has a successful career.

Vera Wang has been maintaining her both professional and personal life so properly.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Talking about her body measurement, she has got a beautiful body with a measurement of 32-24-32 inches.

Vera Wang looks so glorious with a height of 5 feet 3 inches and a body mass of 52 kg. She has black hair color and black eyes.

Social Media

The recognized designer is active on Facebook with more than 1.21M followers, Twitter with 870K followers, and Instagram with 2.8M followers.

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