Vera Wang’s secrets – as 74 year old shares throwback pic where she’s barely aged, she says cocktails keep her youthful
VERA WANG appears to have found the secret to eternal youth, as the 74-year-old recently shared a picture from 28 years ago, where she looks like she hasn’t aged a day.
The fashion designer celebrated Mother’s Day in the US on Sunday, by posting a throwback snap of herself and her two daughters.
The image was taken back in 1995 and features Vera posing in a swimming pool with her two daughters Cecelia, now 34, and Josephine now, 31.
Vera’s children are both adopted, and she shares them with ex-husband Arthur P. Becker.
Captioning the photo, the fashion designer, who is best known for her iconic wedding dresses, said: “33 years in the making… my girls and me”.
Vera also posted some more recent pictures of herself and her two girls and the star looks almost exactly the same.
So what is Vera’s secret?
The fashion icon has previously said that avoiding the sun and drinking cocktails is her secret to youthful skin.
Speaking to People, she said: “I have a vodka at some point after five or six o’clock. “
She has also said that working has helped her to have a youthful mindset.
The designer told Elle: “Work was my lifeline, that kept me feeling relevant and challenged over the years”.
As well as this, the star has also admitted that she loves eating McDonalds.
Speaking to Page Six at the DKMS Gala in NYC, Vera revealed: “I do eat McDonald’s, absolutely.”
She added: “I order it every day, like two weeks on it, and then I’ll change.”
But it’s not just Maccies that Vera loves, as she also admitted that she’s a big fan of Dunkin’ Donuts too.
She shared: “I like the cream-filled, sugar-coated donut. It’s like a jelly donut, but it’s cream inside, vanilla cream. I like the pink with sprinkles, too.”
Tips to age well
There are a number of habits you can take up to care for your health and wellbeing as you age.
Age UK shared the following tips:
- Do things that you enjoy everyday – whether that’s cooking, seeing friends or enjoying a good book
- Stay hydrated – drink six to eight cups of water a day
- Eat plenty of fruit and veggies to lower your risk of heart disease and certain cancers, have beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat to repair your body after injury, starchy carbs for energy dairy to help keep bones strong
- Manage long-term health conditions to prevent them progressing or having a greater impact on your health
- Quit smoking and reduce alcohol intake to no more than 14 units a week
- Make mental health a priority and get treatment for it, as it can also impact physical health
- Make sure you’re getting quality sleep
- Keep socialising – and call a friend or loved one if you can’t make it out the house
- Be physically active to lower the risk of depression and dementia, heart disease, stroke, Parkinson’s and some cancers
The New York-born businesswoman revealed she has never thought of “going way out of [her] way” to “preserve youth in a fanatical, obsessive way.”
She told BBC 100 Women: “It’s very complimentary and I am very grateful for that. But, I have been asked; what are my ‘secrets’.
“I’ve been in fashion since I was 19-years-old. Not in front of the camera, behind it.
“I never thought about youth, probably because I work with the most beautiful women in the world on a daily basis.
“And because of that I more envision them as my muses, and maybe it’s a way of dealing with ageing that is productive.”
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