Living the Dream

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Vera Wang

• Living the Dream
• By Casey Suliga

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Early Life

• Vera Wang is a Chinese fashion designer, born
  June 27, 1949.
• Wangs mom often took her to fashion shows in
  Paris when she was a girl, and her father started
  a chemical company.
• Wang got a degree in Art History from Sarah
  Lawrence College.
• When Wang was a girl, she trained as figure
  skater, and competed at the United States skating
  championships in 1968.
• Wang was featured in an issue of Sports
  Illustrated.
• When she failed to make the Olympic team for the
  U.S, she went to the fashion industry.

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Fashion Time

• Vera Wang was the senior editor for Vogue fashion
  magazine.
• After Wang was turned down for being editor in
  chief in 1985, she went to be a designer director
  with Ralph Lauren for two years.
• In 1990, Wang opened a designer salon in New
  York, featuring bridal gowns designed by Wang.
• Wang also made wedding gowns for stars like
  Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez,
  and Avril Lavigne.
• Wang also designed costumes for figure skaters
  Michelle Kwan and Nancy Kerrigan, and designed
  the uniforms that are worn by the Philadelphia
  Eagles cheerleaders.
• She opened boutiques in New York, Beverly Hills,
  Boston, and Waikiki.
• She also now has a mattress line.

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Fashion Time Continued

• Vera Wang has now expanded her work through her
  shoes, fragrance, house ware, jewelry, and eye
  ware collections.
• Wang also wrote a book released in 2001, called
  Vera Wang on Weddings.
• In 2002 when Wang entered the home fashion
  industry, the Vera Wang China and Crystal
  collections made 3 of the 10 best selling bridal
  patterns in the US.
• In 2005, Wang won the Council of the Fashion
  Designers of America, and in 2006, she won Andre
  Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the
  Savannah College of Art and Design.
• In 2006, Kohls said the would carry accessories,
  foot ware, linens, and clothing designed by Vera
  Wang.

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Appearences

• Vera Wang has made a lot of appearances in many
  things.
• She was featured in an issue of Sports
  Illustrated.
• Wang made a cameo appearance in the episode of
  Ugly Betty called Nice Day for a Posh Wedding,
  where she designed the wedding gowns.
• Also, she designed a dress for an episode of
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• In the third season of Project Runaway, Wang
  appeared as a guest judge.
• Last but not least, Wang appeared on The
  Apprentice to promote the Vera Wang Mattress
  Line.

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Family

• You may now be thinking Does Vera Wang have a
  family?
• Vera Wang lives currently in New York City at the
  age of 58.
• She lives with her two adopted daughters, and her
  husband named Arthur Becker.
• The happy couple got married in 1989.
• Arthur Becker is CEO of Navisite, an information
  technology services company.
• Her daughters are Cecilia, who was born in 1990,
  and Josephine, born in 1993.
• They both are currently attending Chaplin School.

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How Much???

• For top quality wedding dresses, Vera Wang has
  set out pretty good prices for buyers.
• Vera Wangs Luxe Collection starts at 6,000 to
  12,000 or more.
• But relax, most of her dresses cost from 2,000
  to 7,000.
• If those prices still shock you, you can look at
  bisque-colored dresses that go from 200 to less
  than 1,000.
• Or you could look at New York sample sales, where
  some stock overrun or one-of-a-kind sample
  dresses can have up to 75 discount.
• Either way, you can count of getting the perfect
  wedding gown.

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On Her Way

• Vera Wang didnt started out as a designer, but
  now she is famous for her wedding gowns and
  household collections.
• Now lets review how she got to where she is now
  from the beginning.
• Mom brought her to fashion shows in Paris as a
  young girl.
• Trained as a figure skater and competed in US
  Championships.
• After failing to get onto to the US Olympic team,
  she went to Vogue fashion magazine for 16 years,
  then Ralph Lauren for 2 years.
• Opened a designer salon in New York.
• Started designing gowns and household
  collections.
• Appeared in famous shows.
• Designed gowns for celebrities.
• Opened boutiques in New York, Beverly Hills,
  Waikiki, and Boston.
• Vera Wang has accomplished a lot in her lifetime
  so far. She has helped us in many ways.

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Finishing Up

• Many people may have stopped after being turned
  down for editor-in-chief, or after they opened 1
  designer salon.
• But not Vera Wang....
• She now has 4 boutiques, designer salons, a
  fashion line, household collections, and so much
  more!
• This remarkable famous American wont stop at any
  obstacles, and she is determined to reach her
  goal.
• Wang has had a lot of bumps in the roads, but she
  kept on going.
• She has contributed by introducing useful things
  and clothing to us.
• Vera Wang is amazing, and you can count on her
  creating something that will impress YOU!!!

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Your Turn

• Vera Wang has accomplished a lot for half of her
  life, and many others have too.
• But its YOUR turn to do something.
• Do you like to write, draw, design, sing?
• Write a book or record some songs, or even create
  some outfits.
• Then send it to a publishing company, or visit a
  recording studio. Whatever your talent or hobby
  is, do something to promote it.
• Dont be afraid to shoot for your dreams. If you
  get rejected, think of it as advice to improve
  your hobby.
• All good things happens when someone takes the
  chance.
• Now its YOUR turn to take that chance.

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Say Cheese!
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Snap, Snap!
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Bibliography

• http//images.google.com/imghp?hlentabwi
• www.weddings.about.com
• www.dilpreetbawa.com
• www.aahceleb.com
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang
• Information collected and rewritten by Casey
  Suliga