History of fashion & Perfume Designer Vera Wang
History of Vera Wang Perfumes
Launched in 2002
Vera Wang - The Fragrance for women
is available in the following sizes:
Vera Wang by Vera Wang for women
1.0 Eau de Perfume
Vera Wang by Vera Wang for women 1.7 Eau
de Perfume
Vera Wang by Vera Wang for women 3.4 Eau
de Perfume
Description
Vera Wang has captured desire in a modern, floral bouquet.
The first encounter is a flirtation that begins with Bulgarian rose, calla lily,
and mandarin flower. A passionate embrace of gardenia, lotus, iris, and white
stephanotis.
Notes of Vera Wang Perfume
Bulgarian Rose, Calla Lily, Mandarin Flower, Gardenia, Lotus, Iris, White Stephanotis
Launched in 2004
Vera Wang for Men is available in the following sizes:
Vera Wang for men by Vera Wang
1.7 Eau de Toilette Spray
Vera Wang for men by Vera Wang 3.4 Eau de
Toilette Spray
Description
Created for a man of refinement, Vera Wang for Men is a masculine,
seductive, aromatic oriental, designed to stir emotion and passion.
The fragrance begins with a release of freshness created by green mandarin leaf
and crisp zest. Building character and depth the fragrance is then layered with
the enveloping scent of nutmeg, leather and anise, and finished with a smooth
blend of sandalwood.
History of the Fashion Designer Vera Wang
www.verawang.com
Vera Wang was born in New York in 1949. She went to the Sorbonne,
in Paris and to Sarah Lawrence College in the USA, to study. She has a BA in
Liberal Arts.
In 1970, on graduating, Vera became the youngest editor ever
at Vogue magazine. She remained there for 17 years till 1987.
When she left Vogue, she worked with Ralph Lauren
for 2 years. In 1990, she opened her own house on Madison Avenue, New York,
designing bridal wear and evening gowns. In 1994, she started her own label.
These bridal gowns are what Vera Wang is famous for. She uses
rich fabrics such as silk lace and duchesses satin, in the tradition of Paris
couture and applies them to the simple shapes associated with American sportswear,
like the vest dress.
Her appreciation of surface decoration, particularly beading, and the use of
net to give the illusion of bare skin, have also recommended her for the design
of Olympic figure-skating costumes - so bringing her back full-circle to her
childhood dreams. Nancy Kerrigan wore her costume in the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Her clientele list is very long, especially for Oscar night. She has made wedding
dresses for numerous celebrities including Mariah Carey for her wedding to Tommy
Mottola in 1993. Cate Blanchett picked up her Golden Globe for "Elizabeth"
in a beaded black Wang dress. Uma Thurman, Posh Spice, Alicia
Silverstone, and Sharon Stone and Elisabeth Shue are all her loyal clients.
Spring/Summer 2003
Vera Wang presented her Spring/Summer 2003 collection at the
New York Fashion Week in September 2002, which was greeted with aclaim.
Fall 2003
Vera Wang showed her Fall 2003 collectiion during New York
Fashion Week in February 2003. It was a lovely Asian-tinged collection. She
is very well known for her evening looks, but with this collection she has clearly
been putting some thought into daywear. She opened with slim coats with an early
60s elegance. Other coats were embellished with a glimmer of beads or origami-folded
ribbons.
Wang did her version of long and short sexy silk jersey dresses, including one
strappy number she called "Bondage". Wang has solved the problem of
achieving glamour and sophistication without having old-fashioned or weirdly
new.
Spring/Summer 2004
During New York Fashion Week in September 2003, Vera Wang showed
her ready-to-wear collection for next Spring.
The show was full of understated separates and drop-dead gowns that are red-carpet
ready. Her stunning jersey goddess dresses in rich green and brilliant red were
the perfect foils to her diamond jewellery. She paired classic smocking with
the most feminine tops and beautifully cut tuxedo trousers. A totally contemporary
look that provided the perfect balance to her charming party dresses.
Fall Out from Jennifer Lopez Wedding Cancellation
Jennifer Lopez had told everyone that she was going to wear Vera Wangs
wedding dress, and Vera made and delivered a stunning creation.
Jennifer did not pay for it, as she said the publicity Vera
would get would bring in lots of business for her. However when Jennifer
cancelled the wedding, Vera was left high and dry - no publicity,
no payment - and the media reported that Jennifer had made a ritual burning
of the gown, so Vera could not even sell it to someone else.
Vera is out by about $ 20,000.
Fall/Winter 2004
Veras Fall collection was shown during New
York Fashion Week in February 2004. Although her daywear is coming on strong,
Vera is well-known for her bridal gowns and her beautiful evening
dresses suitable for the Oscars and other red carpet occasions. This season
she shaped her chiffon confections with bias cuts and hand-sewn beading or ruffles,
accessorizing with pieces from her own line of diamond jewelery.
Spring/Summer 2005
During New York Fashion Week in September 2004, Vera
Wang presented her Spring collection.
The collection was full of lovely dresses and skirts with fine detail and delicately
luxurious fabrics. She used crepe de chine, georgette and charmeuse, muted gold
lame, brocades, fuzzy cashmere and wafer-thin knits. Scatterings of sequins
and beads reminded us of her wedding dresses, but Wang is now
strong right into everyday life.
Fall/Winter 2005
The Fall/Winter collection was shown during New York Fashion
Week in February 2005. Veras Fall collection used darker colours
than she had for Spring, blacks and browns with some shades of green and terra-cotta.
There were empire-line tops, whisper-thin cardigans and full tweed and brocade
skirts. Through her bridal business, Vera has mastered the
art of merging fairy-tale fantasy with hard reality.
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