I think there is no woman who doesn’t like watching ice skating. We love the music, the performances and of course the costumes. But have you ever thought who makes those beautiful outfits? Our favorite designers!
Vera Wang is one of such couturiers who spend lots of time creating costumes for skaters. And it’s not just a mere coincidence that she works in this sphere. Long time ago Vera Wang liked skating. She even tried out for the national championships in the US in 1968. But unfortunately or fortunately, she failed to make the team and decided to turn to desingning.
Now she is a world-known designer but skating is still appealing for her. However, she finds it tougher to make figure-skating outfits than Oscar dresses. When working on those she has to create a special atmosphere, listen to music, think of the performance.
She said:
I have to have the music for a skating costume and that’s not the way I normally work. There is more pressure than an Oscar dress in a strange way. You wouldn’t want someone to lose Olympic gold because their sleeve ripped off.”
Vera, 60, is not the only designer who makes outfits for sporting occasions. Ralph Lauren will also be working on pieces for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, later this year.
