Vera Wang

“I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.”

“Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today.”

“Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way.”

“I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.”

“It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.”

“New York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I'd shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle - it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.”

“A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.”

“I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.”

“Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.”