his week, I’m excited to share a profile of the fashion legend Vera Wang who, at 72, is more iconoclastic than ever. During the pandemic, she used Instagram and TikTok to pull back the curtain on her life, sharing everything from her dance moves with Nelly Furtado’s “Maneater” and her CNN binges to her go-to meals—sometimes gourmet, sometimes from McDonald’s. In early 2020, she had about 23,000 followers; now she’s up to more than 666,000. Wang, who started her namesake business at 40, is the rare American designer of her generation who remains in control of her business, having never taken on outside investors. She is creative director as well as chief executive of Vera Wang, overseeing a relatively small fashion atelier and a complex of brand licenses, most of which are wedding-related. “I am more than my age, I hope,” Wang tells reporter Christina Binkley. “I hope that women can not feel the boundaries. That they can have a career at 72.” Read the full story, with portraits by Yoshiyuki Matsumura, below. Elsewhere in the newsletter, find out why Real Housewives star Lisa Rinna calls dance her meditation in the latest edition of our Beauty Sleep column; get to know Jay Shetty, a former monk turned life coach who is now launching his own organic tea line; and check out this week’s My Monday Morning, featuring Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski, who shares his intensive vitamin and exercise routines with us. Plus, don’t miss a look at how Impeachment: American Crime Story costume designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack recreated Monica Lewinksy’s blue Gap dress on the show, treating it as more than just a punchline. And in case you missed our roundups of the best Met Gala looks and the best of New York Fashion Week earlier this week, I’ve included links here. Wishing you a safe and restful weekend. |