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Throwback Thursday: Looking Like Liza

April 7, 2022 by WendyB

Liza Minnelli’s appearance at the Oscars last month reminded me that I have a personal “Never Is the Next New Thing™” situation to report. I usually apply “Never Is the Next New Thing™” to fashion trends, having long observed that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear…

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Filed Under: Fashion, Halloween, holidays, never is the next new thing, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday, twins?, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: cabaret, celebrity lookalikes, liza minnelli

My Best Dressed at the 2021 Oscars Is …

April 25, 2021 by WendyB

I’ve written before my lifelong love for DayGlo colors. Photos prove that I favor neon-pink for special occasions, like the first day of my last year of high school. Seriously! Check out my 1984 first-day-of-school top by Guess, peeking out from under my popped-collar denim jacket. Twenty-nine years later, I wore a fancy version of…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, Fashion, never is the next new thing, oscars, pictures of me, red carpet, versace, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: dayglo, neon colors, oscars 2021

Make L.L. Bean Your Valentine in 2022

February 19, 2021 by WendyB

Put a note in your calendar now, because you’re going to want to get L.L. Bean’s Valentine’s-Day-red boots when the limited run becomes available again early in 2022. I stumbled upon them this year and I was unable to resist. Behold the cuteness! Unfortunately, the boots are now sold out online; the product page isn’t…

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Filed Under: boots, Fashion, holidays, never is the next new thing, pictures of me, shoes, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day Tagged With: l.l. bean, l.l. bean duck boots

Throwback Thursday: Five Years of Mullets

August 1, 2019 by WendyB

My “Never Is the Next New Thing™” fashion rule states that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear that!” — are the ones most likely to become trends, big or small. A corollary to “Never Is the Next New Thing™” is that after you fall for a…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, hair, mullets, never is the next new thing, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: mullet haircut, mullet monday, mullets

Going Wide With Frame Jeans and Diane Keaton

April 29, 2019 by WendyB

I need to do a YouTube video about my whole history with jeans. I’ve realized that since my teenage years, I’ve always been searching for a style that’s not readily available. Over the past decade, I’ve been bedeviled by the persistence of skinny jeans/jeggings, which was a style I loved in the 1980s — when…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, jeans, never is the next new thing, outfit post, pictures of me, shopping suggestions, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: alexander mcqueen, diane keaton jeans, homegrown vintage, slow fashion, wide leg jeans

Never Is the Next New Thing™: Oscar’s Pink Floof

February 25, 2019 by WendyB

Many fashion critics — both professional and amateur — spent last night asking, “How?” “Why?” and “Is that a bath sponge?” about the plethora of pink floof at the Oscars. But I’m confident that you, my readers, merely nodded wisely, because you already knew that pink floof has been building up to this moment since…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, designers, dresses, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, never is the next new thing, oscars Tagged With: angela bassett, gemma chan, helen mirren, Linda Cardellini, oscars, oscars best dressed, pink dresses at the oscars, pink floof, rihanna, sarah paulson, schiaparelli

Never Is the Next New Thing™: Skinny Eyebrows

August 13, 2018 by WendyB

My “Never Is the Next New Thing™” fashion rule states that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear that!” — are the ones most likely to become trends, big or small. I first pointed this out in 2008, when Katie Holmes wore “pegged jeans” and the fashion-conscious…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, fashion trends, music, never is the next new thing, Rihanna Tagged With: eyebrows

Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Red-Carpet Floof

February 27, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve already credited Rihanna with kicking off the trend for voluminous dresses with the pink Giambattista Valli gown she wore to the 2015 Grammys. A full three years later, as celebrities vie to wear not just the best, but the biggest dress on the red carpet, it’s official: Rihanna’s 2015 choice was a true “Never…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, Fashion, Grammys, never is the next new thing, Rihanna Tagged With: brit awards, dua lipa

Living the Mullet Life

February 16, 2016 by WendyB

Sometimes, the popular misuse of the word “literally” is mildly annoying.  Other times, it’s super annoying, as in this Grammys tweet from MTV. When I read that, I was like … Yes, the actress/singer did look cute with a mullet hairstyle. Embed from Getty Images  But she’s definitely not the only one who can work…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Grammys, hair, mullets, never is the next new thing

Mad Men and Gladiators

April 6, 2015 by WendyB

The title of this post refers to Mad Men and sandals, not Mad Men and the “gladiators in suits” populating Scandal. I admit that I have only seen one episode of Scandal, but I’ll have time to catch up now that MrB and I have gotten 72 episodes of Mad Men out of the way….

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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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