Who is Vera Wang?

Vera Wang is a fashion designer based in New York City.

She is popular for her iconic red carpet-designs and wedding collections. Besides, she is also one of the most prominent bridal wear designers in the whole of America.

Vera Wang: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

The fashion designer was born to her parents Florence Wu (Wu Chifang) and Cheng Ching Wang (Wang Chongqing) on 27 June 1949  in New York City, New York, the U.S. She is 73 years old.

Her mother served for the United Nations as a translator, while her father, a graduate of Yanjing University and MIT, runs her own medicine company.

Moreover, Kenneth is her younger brother.

Vera Wang shared that her mother was quite controlling while she was a hippie.

She spent most of her childhood in New York City. She holds Chinese ethnicity and belongs to American nationality.

While talking more about her childhood, she started designing at just the age of eight. She sketched her skating dresses.

Besides, Vera is fluent in Mandarin and Chinese.

Education

In discussing her educational background, she joined The Chapin School and graduated from there in 1967. She then went to the University of Paris.

Later on, Vera Wang attended Sarah Lawrence College and gained a degree in art history.