What is Vera Wang?
{{BLP unsourced|date=February 2013}} [[Image:Vera Wang.jpg|thumb|right|Vera Wang]] '''Vera Wang''' ({{zh|c=王薇薇|p=Wáng Wēiwei}}; born June 27, 1949) is an [[Americans|American]] [[fashion designer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/fashion/paris-fashion-week-vera-wang.html|title=Vera Wang's Paris Love Affair|last=Donadio|first=Rachel|date=2017-02-27|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/macys-kohls-earnings-are-less-terrible-than-feared/2017/08/10/bc15f6e2-7dcf-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html|title=Macy's, Kohl's earnings are less terrible than feared|last=Bhattarai|first=Abha|date=2017-08-10|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2017-10-17|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She was born and raised in [[New York City]]. Her parents were [[Chinese people|Chinese]]. She is based in [[New York City|New York]] and is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/vera-wang-brian-grazer-and-more-on-failure-1427468012|title=WSJ. Magazine April 2015: The Columnists|date=2015-03-27|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-10-17|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203893404577098511800356788|title=Beyond Bridal: Vera Wang's New Look|last=Binkley|first=Christina|date=2011-12-15|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-10-17|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> == Career == After her graduation in 1971, Wang began working for [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] Magazine. In 1972, she was promoted as the senior fashion editor. She left Vogue in 1987, to join [[Ralph Lauren]] as the design director for accessories.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/designers/vera+wang,221|title=Vera Wang|date=2010-02-08|newspaper=Vogue.com.au|access-date=2017-10-18|archive-date=2017-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219084359/