Stars And CEOs Who Didn’t Succeed Until 45+

Vera Wang

Vera Ellen Wang is now one of the most prominent fashion designers today but that was not always the case. When she graduated from The Chapin School in 1967, she then attended the University of Paris and earned a degree in art history from Sarah Lawrence College. Wang actually pursued figure skating but failed to make the US Olympics team so she decided to enter the fashion industry.

Vera Wang entered the fashion industry as a bridal wear designer at age 40 but first, she was hired to be an editor at Vogue after graduating from Sarah Lawrence. She was the youngest editor at that magazine and was at Vogue for 17 years to join Ralph Lauren, who she worked for 2 years. Wang has made wedding gowns for many well-known public figures and has designed costumes for figure skaters.