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Vera Wang

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American fashion designer (born 1939)

United StatesDesignersBorn 1949 · age 77
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She made the white dress an empire. Wang turned bridal wear from a fusty corner of fashion into a red-carpet force, dressing everyone from Chelsea Clinton to Kim Kardashian in gowns that redefined what a wedding could look like.

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2021BBC 100 Women
2013CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award

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Wang started as a figure skater, then spent years at Vogue and Ralph Lauren before opening a bridal boutique in 1990 at forty-one. The timing looked late; the impact was immediate. Her gowns caught on with celebrities, and the boutique became a brand that stretched into ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrances, home goods. By 2024, when she sold the company to WHP Global, the name Vera Wang had long outlived its original category.

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United States
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Born 1949 · age 77
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