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Vera Wang

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Designer

The Resume

    (June 27, 1949- )
    Born to Chinese immigrants
    Editor for Vogue magazine
    Design director for Ralph Lauren
    Designs primarily wedding dresses
    Designs ice skating dresses (Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan)

Why she might be annoying:

    She advises against long trains on wedding gowns, yet made a 28 foot train for Mariah Carey (1993).
    She has no formal training in design.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She advises men that if a woman tries on a dress, which she doesn't look good in and asks your opinion 'be honest, in a nice way.
    Say 'Honey, I don't think any of these flatter you enough.''
    She earns over $20,000,000 per year.
    She earned her BA at Sarah Lawrence College in liberal arts.
    Her designs are worn by actresses Alicia Silverstone, Mare Winningham and Penelope Ann Miller.
    Singers Mariah Carey and Chynna Phillips and models, Donna Peele and Vendela wear her designs.
    She was a competitive figure skater.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 59 Votes: 27.12% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 43 Votes: 62.79% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 893 Votes: 49.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 554 Votes: 40.79% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1363 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 596 Votes: 45.13% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 776 Votes: 41.24% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1061 Votes: 50.42% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1429 Votes: 47.66% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 797 Votes: 49.56% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1863 Votes: 59.04% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 3609 Votes: 62.09% Annoying