inspiration: Vera on Vera

"Getting dressed is a whole thing for me. My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging. And if it's not a legging, it's a pant that's like a legging. They could be from Balenciaga or Givenchy, or from Danskin or my Kohl's line. Then I throw on a T-shirt. After that I'm a complete outerwear freak. I work very hard to look casual. It's deliberate to look like you didn't try too hard, as my old boss Ralph Lauren would say."

i've always liked Vera Wang – in interviews she always comes off as smart and self-aware with a healthy dose of kookiness and self-deprecating humor. i love that she builds her wardrobe around a consistent style uniform of equal parts Rick Owens and off-duty figure skater.

check out these two short and illuminating interviews by The New York Times and Style.com on VW's studio and style: