Topnotch Chinese

Chinese-American actors and actresses are not the only ones taking global fans by storm. If other Asian communities like the Philippines have Monique Lhuillier, well, China has the imaginative Vera Wang. Vera Wang was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, in fact, her grandfathers were territorial army generals and commander in China. She had the moment to view fashion exhibitions in Paris and attend prestigious schools both in the US and in Paris. As a young girl, Vera was an great figure skater, however, she selected to pursue another passion, which is fashion.

Vera had worked with celebrated designer Ralph Lauren and worked as fashion and style editor for the magazine, Vogue In 1990, she put up her first arcade in New York, and since then, the cognomen Vera Wang became one of the most in demand bridal gown designer in Hollywood. Jennifer Lopez, Uma Thurman, and Mariah Carey are just among the many famous persons she had conceived the wedding gowns. But her designs became more famous when Olympic prizewinner Nancy Kerigan wore her remarkable design in the 1994 Olympics. Aside from her famed bridal gowns, Vera Wang also controls her own line of fragrance, lingerie, eye-wear, footwear, and regalia, and in 2005 she has won the Women's Wear Designer of the Year.