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Throwback Thursday: Another Round of Neon

March 11, 2021 by WendyB

I walked by Macy’s the other day and was so happy to see neon colors in the window that I took a picture. DayGlo is a longtime favorite of mine. I really liked the cropped blue jacket with the long pink dress. Eventually, I figured out why the combination appealed to me so much: I…

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Filed Under: 80s style, blogs and bloggers, clothes, clothing, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, great minds think alike, homegrown vintage, journalism, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: dayglo, huffington post, huffpost, neon colors, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Fashion Repeats Itself: Trench Gowns

May 4, 2017 by WendyB

I’m still not over Monday’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute ball! There are so many interesting looks that didn’t make it onto my Best Dressed/Wear What You Want awards list.  One of those is Priyanka Chopra’s trenchcoat gown by Ralph Lauren. Embed from Getty Images I kept coming back to this one, thinking, “I…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, great minds think alike, Met Gala, zang toi Tagged With: met gala, met gala 2017, priyanka chopra, zang toi

Another Miley VMAs Controversy: Discount Universe

September 3, 2015 by WendyB

Nicki Minaj isn’t the only one with a beef after Miley Cyrus’s MTV Video Music Awards hosting gig. When Miley ended Sunday’s show with a performance of her new song, “Dooo It!,” I got all excited about the costumes. View image | gettyimages.com I was positive the big eyes and sequins were the distinctive work…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, Fashion Repeats Itself, great minds think alike, Miley Cyrus, MTV VMAs, rip-offs

Fashion Repeats Itself: Gaga Has Noli Braids!

June 10, 2015 by WendyB

E! Online has compared Lady Gaga’s latest hairstyle to Pippi Longstocking‘s braids. CLICK TO SEE E!’s TWEET. But when I saw this ‘do, I didn’t think Pippi at all. What I thought was, “Been there, seen that, got the t-shirt.” The braided lady on that t-shirt is gorgeous Wall Street Journal artist Noli Novak. When…

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Filed Under: Fashion Repeats Itself, great minds think alike, hair, lady gaga, music

Great Minds Think Alike … About Pink Matador Jackets

September 23, 2014 by WendyB

I had a moment of deja vu when I saw a photo of a pink matador-style jacket on the runway at Dolce & Gabbana’s Spanish-inspired Spring 2015 show on Sunday. #455868766 / gettyimages.com My designing friend Zang Toi did a pink matador jacket for his Spanish-inspired collection for Spring 2010. You can see a matching…

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Filed Under: designers, great minds think alike, zang toi

My Best Dressed at the Emmys: Ummm …

September 23, 2013 by WendyB

I didn’t watch last night’s Emmys live, because I was at a concert. I sure didn’t miss anything fashion-wise. I thought last year’s Emmys were uninspiring from a style perspective, but this year was even worse. There was exactly one gown that I would want to wear myself: Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery’s red-and-burgundy Prada….

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Filed Under: awards shows, concerts, emmys, great minds think alike, red carpet, vintage WendyB photos

Cheryl Kremkow Asks “Coincidence or Copy?”

August 30, 2013 by WendyB

Jewelry expert Cheryl Kremkow has a new blog post entitled, “Coincidence or Copy? When is a Design Too Close?” I know Cheryl — in fact, she invited me to co-present at a seminar for the JCK Las Vegas jewelry trade show in June — but she didn’t tell me that she was writing this article….

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Filed Under: great minds think alike, The Bitchtastic Guide to Business™

Who Wore It Better?

June 4, 2013 by WendyB

Lady Gaga? Or Pudge the Cat?    

Filed Under: cats, great minds think alike, lady gaga

I’m Not Worthy!

April 29, 2013 by WendyB

There was a 21st-anniversary reunion of the Wayne’s World cast last week. Reading about it, I realized that not only did the people involved in that movie have great taste in music — they had great taste in jewelry too. Check out this picture of Lara Flynn Boyle wearing a “WAYNE” necklace that’s exactly the…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, great minds think alike, movies, necklaces, TV

Great Minds Think Alike (in Some Ways) … About Tiger Jewelry

November 3, 2012 by WendyB

Animal-motif jewelry has been around since ancient times. Big cats are an enduring theme. When it comes to a universal concept like this, “‘Tain’t what you do (it’s the way that you do it),” as the song goes. Everyone can interpret the same idea differently. For instance, I made a tiger ring for my gorgeous…

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Filed Under: cats, great minds think alike, jewelry designer, my designs, rings

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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