Vera Wang has an enduring passion for bridal confections, but her luxury ready-to-wear collection is a real affair of the heart. For fall she showed fierce, fencing-inspired plastrons and floor-sweeping kilts — a look that Rita Ora tapped for a VH1 event in May, one day after she rocked Wang’s sweeping silver feathered dress at the Met Ball. Between designing show-stopping gowns, Wang, 67, continues to open boutiques around the world and expand her home, beauty, fragrance, flowers, accessories and fashion lines. Here, she shares with Alexa her stylish staples.
"This brush feels so soft and sexy and looks like an art object." Artis Elite Mirror "Oval 8" brush, $65 atNet-A-Porter.comCourtesy of the designer
"My boots are surprisingly comfortable given the height. The platform really helps!" Vera Wang high-heel platform boots, $1,395 atFarfetch.comCourtesy of the designer
"Love this silver envelope for credit cards. I don't always carry a bag." Maison Margiela mirror-effect clutch, $495 atFarfetch.comCourtesy of the designer
"I'm intrigued by using this underwater--check my Instagram!" Hero4 Black camera, $450 atGoPro.comCourtesy of the designer
"I love the use of metal and that it's not simply an aviator and the hinges work! I'm all about a hinge in eyewear!" "Neale" sunglasses, $350 at Vera Wang, 158 Mercer St.Courtesy of the designer
"I like it because it's a beautiful, neutral gray, and long-lasting." Chanel Le Vernis nail colour in "Monochrome," $28 atNordstrom.comCourtesy of the designer
"I wear this layered or bare for night. I love the versatility." Plastron, $795, similar styles available at Vera Wang, 158 Mercer St.Courtesy of the designer
"I wear my watch like a stackable with my Cartier 'Love' bracelet and Shamballa bracelet." Santos-Dumont watch in 18-k white-gold with diamonds, $33,900, and "Love" bracelet in white gold, $6,750, both atCartier.usCourtesy of the designer
"My scarves are super soft, cozy and chic." Simply Vera Vera Wang "Abstract Leaf" scarf, $32 atKohls.comCourtesy of the designer