Vera Wang
Awards & Honours
4
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Vera Wang's career is defined by a series of historic firsts and enduring achievements. She is the first fashion designer to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA while still actively designing. Her brand was one of the first bridal houses to be sold to a global conglomerate while the founder remained creative director. She has been named to the TIME 100 list of most influential people multiple times and consistently ranks on Forbes lists of America's Richest Self-Made Women. Her induction into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame is a rare honor for a costume designer. Wang's ability to build a billion-dollar brand from a single boutique at age 40 is a singular entrepreneurial story.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Highest honor from the CFDA for lifetime contributions to fashion.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award
Recognizes pioneering women entrepreneurs.
André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded for lifetime achievement in fashion.
Rankings & Lists
TIME 100 Most Influential People
America's Richest Self-Made Women
World's Most Powerful Women
BoF 500
Magazine Covers
TIME Magazine
2012-04-30
The 100 Most Influential People in the World
Vogue
2005-09-01
American Women
Harper's Bazaar
2010-03-01
The Bridal Issue
Forbes
2015-06-15
America's Richest Self-Made Women
W Magazine
2012-09-01
The Best of Fashion
Records & Feats
First bridal designer to receive CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2012, Wang became the first bridal-focused designer to receive the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
Oldest first-time entrepreneur in fashion to build a billion-dollar brand
Wang launched her bridal boutique at age 40, making her one of the oldest fashion entrepreneurs to achieve such scale.
Inducted into U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame for costume design
Wang is the only fashion designer inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, recognized for her costume designs for Olympians.