Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER (1949 - present)
Wang was hired to be an editor at Vogue
immediately upon graduation from Sarah
Lawrence College, making her the youngest
editor. She stayed at Vogue for 17 years,
leaving in 1987 to join Ralph Lauren, for 2
years. At 40 she resigned and became an
independent bridal wear designer. In 1990, she
opened her own design salon in the Carlyle
Hotel in New York City that features her
trademark bridal gowns. She has since
opened bridal boutiques in New York, London,
Tokyo, and Sydney and expanded her brand
through her fragrance, jewellery, eyewear,
shoes, and homeware collections. Wang has
made wedding gowns for public figures such
as Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Avril
Lavigne, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian
and many more.
Sarah Lucas
ARTIST (1962 - present)
Sarah Lucas is an installation artist whose
work addresses gender, sexuality and class.
Her work incorporates visual puns, that could
be considered crude, to convey gender from a
feminist perspective. She often uses domestic
objects as stand ins for the body, commenting
on society's view of women. She was a
member of the Young British Artists (Y.B.A.) in
the 1980s, a group where, for the most part, it
was the males who have had recognition.
Lucas pushed her practice to compete with
the male dominated art scene, which women
artists like herself were often excluded from.
She represented the UK in the Venice
Biennale in 2015.
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