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Vera Wang is an American designer, fashion designer, businessperson, and former figure skater. Born in New York City in 1949, she holds United States citizenship and speaks Mandarin, English, and French. Her native language is Mandarin, and her name in that language is 王薇薇. She was educated at the University of Paris and Sarah Lawrence College.
Wang began her work period in 1989 and was active as of 2019. She competed in pair skating and received the BBC 100 Women award. Her works are held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has two children.
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New York City, New York, USA
Vera Ellen Wang (born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer. She gained international recognition for her wedding dress designs and her gowns have been worn by numerous celebrities. She began figure skating at the age of eight, training under Peter Dunfield and Sonya Klopfer in Denver during the summers and with the Skating Club of New York during the rest of the year. While in high…
Known for
- ISU Figure Skating Awards — Self - Presenter2020
- Always at The Carlyle — Self2018
- Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's — Self2013
- The September Issue — Self2009
- Gossip Girl — Self2007
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians — Self2007
- Ugly Betty — Vera Wang2006
- Seamless — Self2005
- First Daughter — Vera Wang2004
- Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge2004
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Key facts
- Born
- Vera Ellen Wang , ( 1948-06-27 ) June 27, 1948 (age 77) , New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Sarah Lawrence College ( BA )
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Spouse
- Arthur P. Becker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2012 )
- Relatives
- Wu Peifu (great-grandfather)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vera
- Family name
- Wang
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Educated at
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Mandarin
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Sport
- figure skating
- Official website
- www.verawang.com
- Image
- Vera Wang 2009 portrait Tribeca.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Vera Wang
- date of birth
- 1949-06-27
- name in native language
- 王薇薇
- sports discipline competed in
- pair skating
- has works in the collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- floruit
- 2019-00-00
- social media followers
- 8740
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Figure Skating
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Encyclopedic overview
Vera Ellen Wang (Chinese: 王薇薇; pinyin: Wáng Wēiwēi; born June 27, 1948) is an American fashion designer. Wang initially pursued a career in figure skating before transitioning to fashion. She got her start working for Vogue and Ralph Lauren before launching her own bridal gown boutique in 1990.
Wang has gained international recognition for her wedding gowns, which have been worn by numerous celebrities. She expanded her namesake brand to include ready-to-wear fashion, accessories, fragrances, and home goods. In 2024, Wang sold the brand to WHP Global.
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