Wendy Brandes Jewelry Blog

Never Is the Next New Thing

San Francisco Treat

by

I’m in San Francisco! I want to thank gorgeous bloggers Annie (Poetic & Chic), Jeanne (Periodic Elements of Style) and Patti (CuteMess Industries) for meeting up with me last night. We had a lovely dinner at Fringale, where those who can never get enough pig can indulge in bacon-wrapped pork.

From left: Annie, Patti, WendyB and Jeanne

Four out of four bloggers approved these photos.

After dinner, I found a Wall Street Journal ad in a BART station and had to pose with it. MrB and I both used to work there.

I’m wearing the Zang Toi outfit I’ve wanted since February 2008! Mine at last. It’s a plaid strapless dress with a striped turtleneck worn underneath.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. OMG you’re kinda in my hood! P.S.- was so excited when I saw you in Marie Claire, I was screaming!!!

  3. That outfit was definitely worth waiting for – really suits you to a t.

    I get so envious when I see bloggers meeting up, I haven’t had a meet up with any other blogging people for ages. I might have to track some down!

  4. San Francisco is one of my favorite cities in the world! Have a great trip Wendy!!

  9. I love what you are wearing. I should really wear red more. And I love Patti’s top or dress. It is stunning.

  10. You look amazing. As usual! Is that dress really a strapless dress, by the way? And you wore it with a long-sleeved top? Sorry! It looks so very now – mixed prints, plaid…

  11. Frances, yep, it’s a dress with a turtleneck worn under — I don’t claim credit for the idea. It’s 100% Zang Toi. I love the look!

  12. W-

    Thank you so much for dinner! Conversation was great and the food was delish making the perfect combination. You ladies were stellar! I had so much fun. Period. Pie in the Sky!

    Enjoy your trip!
    xo
    Patti

  13. oh! want to go gallery hopping and/or dancing in the mission/bernal tonight? i’ll email you my phone number.

  16. I would never think to wear a turtle neck under a strapless. You’re a freaking fashion genius!

    Have fun!

  19. I don’t think there is a foodstuff out there that can’t benefit from being wrapped in bacon.

  23. I’m not kidding when I say that your smile is a bit of sunshine everytime I see it.

    That may sound corny but I mean it.

  24. You look great as always, Wendy! I would’ve liked to see Ferdinand von Bakonstein pose next to the bacon-wrapped pork. 🙂

  25. So good to know these images are blogger approved. I have decided to only look at blogger approved images from hence forth!

  27. Hi there-Glad to see you’re having a fabulous time and it goes without saying you look gorgeous in this Zang Toi outfit!!

  28. Wow, look at those 1,000-watt smiles! It looks like you all had tons-o-fun.

    I love that outfit, especially when it’s juxtaposed next to the WSJ ad.

  31. Oooh, love that dress! 🙂 It looks very chic and professional, though that may be the influence of the Wall Street Journal ad next to it. I find that newspaper related media is the best accessory to professionalize any outfit.

  32. Sassy pairing of red pattern on red pattern! 🙂 Looks like you had a fabulous time.

  33. We need to talk about how you get your hair so shiny? Have you written about this yet??

  35. Hooray! Thank you so much for hosting us — what a great evening! (And of course I had to order the bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin. Totally worth it, and now I have another restaurant on my list.) I’m so glad you had a lovely time in SF, and that I got to be a part of it!

  36. Hot! Gorgeous! I lusted MUCHO for that striped/pattern mixed Zang on the runway, and now you’re proving me right.

  37. i LOVE your haircut! i need to get mine cut way shorter than what i have right now…yours looks perfect to me

  38. You are soooo freakin adorable! How fun to meet up with a few lovely bloggers while in SF! Let me know if Seattle is ever a destination. 🙂

  42. Hope you had tons of fun. I love the combo of the plaid and stripes! It totally works!
    x
    Marian