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Bloggers on the Brain

May 22, 2008 by WendyB

You fashion bloggers have so infiltrated my consciousness that the moment I saw this ’80s Yves Saint Laurent bolero …

$325 on eBay

…I thought of Queen Michelle and HER vintage, puffy-sleeved bolero.

Queen Michelle, ruler of Kingdom of Style

If this were an episode of Law & Order, and I were playing the schizophrenic suspect, this is the moment when I’d start screaming, “Get out of my head! Get out of my head!”

But I’m not a TV character and besides, Queen Michelle is very pleasant company, so I’ll pass on the screaming thing.

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  1. Lynette says

    May 22, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    Mama says “Hi” back! Me, too, WendyB.

    How about those eyeglasses? To me they certainly go with the bolero. I like how Queen Michelle manages to wear her prize bolero, too.

  2. Sharon Rose says

    May 23, 2008 at 12:30 am

    This orange bolero is quite a statement piece-I couldn’t have the nerve to wear it, as much as I love the 80s!!

  3. Diana Coronado says

    May 23, 2008 at 1:36 am

    Sooo fashionista !!

  4. Danz says

    May 23, 2008 at 5:05 am

    Haha, I find myself doing that too. I see an outfit sometimes and say “That looks like something she would wear!” Funny, I tend to hate anything with overly accentuated shoulders but I do love Queen Michell’s bolero.

  5. Blue Floppy Hat says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:38 am

    It happens to me too! (only much more rarely, I can’t imagine too many fash bloggers going around in bootcut jeans and polo shirts- the prevalent mode of dress in my immediate vicinity).
    Love both boleros, but I must say I love the orange-boleroed young one’s glasses insanely. (I have a major soft corner for big glasses).

  6. enc says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:42 am

    Before I even scrolled down to the photos of QM, I thought the same thing.

  7. The Clothes Horse says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:43 am

    Blogging is in my mind as well. I try not to say it aloud because I still have friends who aren’t quite certain what blogging is and don’t visit any. So my obsession seems entirely strange to them.

  8. Iheartfashion says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:51 am

    LOVE that orange bolero!

  9. Amy Clarke says

    May 23, 2008 at 7:10 am

    The orange version is fantastic, but the black version is far more wearable. I’ve never come across Queen Michelle before, so I’ll have to go have a squizz!

  10. coco says

    May 23, 2008 at 9:17 am

    that bolero is crazy! i love it!

  11. Prunella Jones says

    May 23, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Looks cute on her, but if I wore it my friends would all point and laugh.

  12. Prunella Jones says

    May 23, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Damn those unfashionable bastards!

  13. Miss Janey says

    May 23, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Wow. Miss Janey has been lovign the orange lately and that bolero is gorge!

  14. Kira Fashion says

    May 23, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    i love boleros, so classy and so modern at the same time!

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  15. Renaissance Woman says

    May 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    I love boleros…not sure about the color. But I’m far from a fashion expert. I’ll leave that to you.

  16. Alice Point says

    May 23, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Avant-garde . I love that! 🙂

    Alice:)

  17. Material Girl says

    May 23, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    Oh Miss Wendy (re: your comment), you can stalk someone ANY time! Maybe you can start with QM 🙂

    And I like your tall gladiator idea…I would commit some serious crimes in exchange for those ripped-up Givenchy ones.

  18. KiKi says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    I like the glasses

  19. annabananna says

    May 23, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    don’t worry, i had the same thought in mind when i saw the picture… i couldn’t pull that bolero off, though and leave that to the pros.

  20. Grant Miller says

    May 23, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    I need some things like those.

  21. pistols at dawn says

    May 24, 2008 at 10:06 am

    Whenever you see a drunk passed out in the gutter, you can think of me.

  22. Imelda says

    May 25, 2008 at 4:38 am

    I really like em both!

  23. Joanna Goddard says

    May 27, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    wow, fun! xo

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