Vera Wang on starting her company at 40: ‘I thought maybe it’s just too late for me’

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“There have been a million days where I said to myself, ‘What was I thinking?’ or ‘Why did I do this?’” Wang says.

At 71, Wang has no plans to slow down. In February, she created a limited edition line of vodka with Chopin.Here, Wang talks about failures, fear and how struggling to find the perfect wedding dress at 40 led her to create her own company.For me, I have to be very honest, it’s really a daily struggle. I don’t have a well-balanced, well-rounded life.

is not for everyone. But if you really love something, whatever it is, that is a big start. If you don’t love it, you will not make it through. Things can get really tough and decisions will be very hard.When you realize that you [failed at something], you just have to learn to let go, and letting go is perhaps harder than hanging in there.

I always sort of dreamed of being a fashion designer, and I thought, well, if I don’t try it now, I’m never going to be able to do it. It was my father, who, when he saw me going through this just to find a dress, said, “I think there’s probably a serious business opportunity here.” He encouraged me to leave Ralph and start my own company.On advice to young people: ‘Just get started’Everyone told me not to do this and not to do that. Just because everyone’s against it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. And regret is far worse than never having tried and worse than failure.

 

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Oh wow, how ever did this person who grew up rich in Manhattan achieve wealth and success? A real bootstsraps success story and self-awareness to boot! 😂😂😂

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it's never to late if you have talent .

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