Vera Wang Research Paper

American fashion designer, Vera Wang, was born on June 27, 1949 in New York City. She attended the University of Paris and then got a degree in art history from Sarah Lawrence College. Her parents were both born in China and her mother was a translator for United Nations. Her father owned his own medicine company and she has a younger brother. When Wang was eight years old, she started figure skating. She trained with her partner who was from Paris. In 1968, she skated in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Also that same year, shew as featured in Sport’s Illustrated. When she failed to make the U.S. Olympic team she entered the fashion industry. Once she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, she was hired to be an editor for Vogue Magazine.