Well, well, well. John Lennon would have been 70 today. It’s strange to think that it’s been almost 30 years since he was murdered. I remember getting up for school that morning. My mother, who was in the kitchen surprisingly early, told me, “John Lennon was killed,” and I said, “WHO?!” because I was so…
Archives for October 2010
Great Minds Think Alike … About Sequin Pandas
You can get a jump on Louis Vuitton’s panda look for next spring thanks to Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, who has done pandas in the past. The Castelbajac dress is much funnier. It’s available in red, for those days when you want to look like a sunburned panda. And who doesn’t have days like that? Also,…
Lazy Sick Day eBay Picks
I’m so sick I can’t follow a Law & Order plot, so I whiled away a couple of hours staring at vintage clothes on eBay. Here are my favorites. Click the pictures to go to the auctions. Click to see my Patrick Kelly dress! Click to see the black jacket from 2008. And I keep…
I’ll Be Back …
… as soon as I recover from this terrible cold. Don’t worry about me. I have excellent medical care. One of my favorite doctors is Dr. Jennifer Chaitman from Veterinary Internal Medicine and Allergy Specialists. If she were my doctor, she’d pet me and uncurl my tail and say how cute I was. That’s what…
Lace Up Like Vintage Madonna (and WendyB)
I’ve got vintage music style on my mind this week: first, Janis Joplin, then Debbie Harry. Now, the lace-up booties and mid-calf granny boots I’m seeing are reminding me of Madonna’s 1985 footwear. Barneys has a cut-out style by L’Wren Scott that’s a higher-heeled, gray version of the black Peter Fox booties I had in…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Trashy Couture
NOW Singer Ke$ha in a garbage-bag dress at the MTV VMAs in September 2010. THEN Debbie Harry in a garbage-bag costume in Blondie’s 1980 Atomic video.* *Trivia about Atomic: The late model Gia Carangi appeared in the video. “Oh, your hair is beautiful” is one of the best lyrics of all time. OF ALL TIME!
Remembering Janis Joplin’s Rock-Star Style
Bluesy singer Janis Joplin died 40 years ago today from a heroin overdose at the age of 27. In the months before she died, she appeared twice on The Dick Cavett Show: in June 1970 (she teased Dick about his shoes) and August 1970 (Cavett declared he wore his “hip” jacket for her and she…
What Wendy Wore: Suited Up for a Square Meal
Last night, MrB and I went out with his friends Pat and Pattie. Pat and Pattie met when they were juniors in high school in 1958 and have been married for 45 years. They were delightful! We had dinner at Square Meal, which was also delightful. I wore one of the suits I saved from…