Vera Wang is a New York-based fashion designer, best known for her wedding gown collections. After training as a professional ice skater, Wang entered the fashion industry, becoming the Fashion Editor of Vogue Magazine aged just twenty-three, but leaving after sixteen years in 1985 after being turned down for the Editor-in-Chief position. In 1990, she opened her own design salon in the Carlyle Hotel in New York, featuring her trademark bridal gowns, as well as ice skating costumes. Wang has made wedding dresses for Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, and Uma Thurman, among others, and her wedding collection was featured in the first Sex and the City movie. Wang has since expanded her brand name through her fragrance, jewellery, eyewear, shoes and houseware collections, scoring a massive international hit with her Princess perfume range.