Vera Wang says ageism is ‘so old-fashioned’ and reveals she has a vodka cocktail every day

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Vera Wang, whose bridal collections are sought-after all over the world, has criticised ageism as “so old-fashioned”. Vera Wang attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York CityThe 72-year-old revealed in an interview with BBC 100 Women that she never thought of “going way out of my way” to preserve her youth “in a fanatical, obsessive way”.

Her comments come after she caused a social media sensation over a photograph of herself wearing a crop top, which went viral for being “age-defying”.

Wang said she was “shocked” at the attention the photograph gained, adding: “I didn’t think of myself as being particularly risqué. ”The designer, who has created wedding gowns for celebrities such as Hayley Williams, Ariana Grande, Victoria Beckham, and Kim Kardashian, added that since the photograph went viral, she has been asked for her “secrets” to youthfulness.

View this post on Instagram“I’ve got to be really honest, one of them is sleep,” Wang said. She also enjoys having a “vodka cocktail at the end of the day”, to help her “transition from a very intense work schedule to a bit of a private life”.