28 May 2014
vol. 002
WEDDING JOURNAL Firsthand Wedding Information for Brides-to-be
Make you a modern-day princess Make you a fairytale-like bride
VERA WANG WEDDING “ You don’t alter Vera Wang to fit you, you alter yourself to fit Vera.” quoted from the movie “Bride Wars”
Who is Vera Wang?
Vera Ellen Wang Is an American fashion designer based in New York City.“I see myself as an arbiter of taste”, Vera Wang said in her very �irst Vogue interview, in 1990. Promoting her highend Madison Avenue bridal boutique, she talked about styling weddings
down to the very last elegant detail. In short order, her brand was becoming the gold standard in custom-made, immaculate wedding dresses. And before a decade had passed, the powerhouse businesswoman would parlay it into a multimillion-dollar lifestyle and fashion brand enterprise that today offers the average American immaculate style—not just clothing, but housewares—at an affordable price point. Perhaps her greatest achievement, however, has been to retain a very re�ined brand image and air of exclusivity while pushing a quite democratic agenda. “Just because you’re from a city ten miles outside of St. Paul,” she told The Wall Street Journal, “it doesn’t mean you don’t read magazines, or the incredible Internet, and what’s going on in the world. I never, ever take a client, or women, for granted.” And so,
in 2007, she partnered with the affordable department store Kohl’s to launch Simply Vera Vera Wang, a sportswear and accessories line (the biggest partnership in the store’s history). By 2011, her company’s annual sales were an estimated $700 million, and she was catering to both the Palm Beach crowd and Middle America with equal passion.
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Gemma Gemma
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Fiona Fiona
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Vera Wang Dresses on TV series & Moveis When Hollywood stars get married, they call on Vera Wang to dress them for their big day, because Vera makes the most beautiful wedding gowns in the world! Wang’ s dresses have also appeared in many well-known TV series and movies. They are all unforgettable dresses!
Sex and The City The style is called Eleanor and is from Vera Wang couture bridal collection. It was originally designed for the Sex in the City 2 movie for Carries Vogue photo shoot. The gown can be found on the Vera Wang website. The gown features a strapless neckline with drop waist. The a-line full skirt is adorned is intricate and artistically arranged tulle feathered �lower embroidery. The back bodice features hand-stitched buttons with a beautiful �loral design , which completes is couture bridal look.
Gossip Girls
Dresses Info.
Gossip Girl is a favourite with fashionistas for the couture creations worn by its characters. So it is little surprise that the gowns featured in the upcoming royal wedding of Blair Waldorf to Prince Louis of Monaco have already sparked huge interest. Blair and Serena's (Blake Lively) dresses—which were designed by Vera (a selfprofessed, longtime Gossip Girl fan) and chosen by G.G.'s stylist extraordinaire, Eric Damon—were speci�ically chosen to suit their personalities. "Blair Waldorf is an American princess," Damon explains. "So for me, [her wedding dress] had to be very tailored and very modern, but also have a very classic kind of Old World sense to it." He reveals they struggled deciding between two dresses, and in the end, spoiler alert: They were able to use both on the show.
Bride Wars
Sex and The City | Eleanor - Fall 2010 Collection Gossip Girls | Gisele - Spring 2011 Collection Bride Wars (Anne Hathaway) | Fall 2005 Colletion Bride Wars (Kate Hudson) | Customized from 2009 Bridal Collection
Vera Wang Lands Taiwan Believe in your eyes! the fantastic Vera Wang Bridal Boutique is newly opened in Taiwan! Women no longer have to go abroad but can now have your own fabulous Vera Wang wedding dresses at department store Bellavita in Taipei Xinyi District! This Vera Wang Taiwan's �irst �lagship store of
bridal boutique introduces not only wedding dresses but also Wang’s fashion series. The high-ceilinged space emphasizes RTW fashion series and BRIDAL dresses these two different styles and atmosphere. For brides who dreamed that wearing Vera Wang on the wedding carpet, time to pick an affordable and beautiful dresses!
The �ilm “Bride Wars” is about weddings of course, but the main interest is the �ight between Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson). However, there is a lot about fashion as well, with the wedding dresses being the most glamourous out�its! And of course, the most important decision…is the Vera Wang’s wedding dress! Both wedding dresses of Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are Vera Wang’s. Besides the dresses, there are many Vera Wang items which can be found in the movie, including their veils, bridesmaid dresses, and �lower girl dresses. Even the fragrance, silverware, china, stationary as bridal registry background are all Vera Wang’s!
Store Info. Bellavita 2F No.28 Songren Road, Xinyi District Taipei City, Taiwan 886.2.87865008 http://www.verawang.tw The store serves only 2 reserved guests per day, so make sure you reserve in advance!