Vera wang anna wintour biography

(1949-)

Who Is Vera Wang?

Vera Wang was a senior fashion editor at Vogue for 15 years and then a design director for Ralph Lauren. After designing her own wedding dress, she opened a bridal boutique and soon launched her own signature collection.

Now hugely popular, she has a large Hollywood following and also designs lingerie, jewelry and home products.

Early Years

Vera Ellen Wang was born on June 27, 1949, in New York City, New York. The daughter of affluent Chinese immigrants, Wang enjoyed a privileged childhood growing up on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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She attended the elite Chapin School and the School of American Ballet, before enrolling at Sarah Lawrence College. During her sophomore year, Wang briefly studied abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris but returned to the United States to complete her degree in art history.

A talented figure skater, Wang competed professionally throughout her teens.

However, she fell short of her Olympic dreams when she and her pa