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ern enough to be worn by the granddaughters of that era's famed socialites.
"Once I saw a little Jackie Kennedy in it, I knew we were heading in a very sophisticated direction. It reminded me of women who were the predecessors of Jackie: Babe Paley and the other women Truman Capote ran with," Wang says.
"That formality looks very new to me. The glamour was fresh to me."
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It's also a classic American look, notes Wang. "It's sweet and racy. The women from the '40s to the early '60s had a polish and a thoroughbred good look. They were just to me what American glamour was about."
