In the early ’80s, there was a brief fad for vintage-style hobble skirts, which are so narrow that one can only take tiny steps. The term “hobble skirt” was first used in the early 1900s to describe designs by Paul Poiret. (Nowadays, we’d say we were dressing “steampunk.”) I remembered the hobble skirts last Tuesday…
Archives for November 2010
What Wendy Wore: Committee to Protect Journalists Awards
An event that is near and dear to my heart took place last Tuesday: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. MrB is coming to the…
New York Style Icon: Post-Punk Scenester Anya Phillips
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that my jewelry designs are largely inspired by interesting historical women, including Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn. But I’m also fascinated by ladies of more recent vintage such as Sally Randall, the mid-’80s New York It girl whom I wrote about…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Even if you’re not in the U.S. and don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, you can enjoy these plush turkey-leg toys from Shawnimals. The last one is tofurky with a broccoli “bone.” Personally, I need to thank Sheepishfashionista, Style Symmetry and Paulette of Fashion Envi for interviewing me this week about my jewelry, reading and music preferences and…
Minx Manicure #7, Sorta: Matte Gold
I haven’t gotten a Minx manicure since May (Minx is a film that’s applied with heat to the nails for a completely opaque look). The last Minx manicure that appeared on this blog was #6 in April. I did have a manicure in May that was technically #7 but it wasn’t suitable for a photograph…
Norris Church Mailer and the Importance of Newspapers
I was online all morning yesterday and didn’t get to open the paper version of the New York Times till early afternoon. I was flipping past the obituary pages because I’d already seen the story about the death of Playboy-Bunny-turned-cop-turned-murderer-turned-fugitive Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek all over the web, but then I glimpsed another story made me…
If Looks Could Kill: Angelina Jolie’s Jawline
I am fascinated with the ultra-defined appearance of Angelina Jolie’s jawline in this poster for The Tourist, her new movie with Johnny Depp. That jawline is so sharp that it makes me think of a hatchet or a throwing knife. Angelina could cut a bitch with her own face! I like it. It’s good to…
Farewell, Flower! Hello, Owl!
During this week’s sale, one lucky customer bought my rock-crystal-and-diamond chrysanthemum necklace for half off. I only made three of those necklaces and this was my last one, so the customer has something very special indeed. If you also like to wear jewelry that no one else has, take a look at my exquisite, one-of-a-kind,…
Sharon Rose Has the Magic (Thrifting) Touch
Yesterday’s post on buying high-quality clothes elicited this comment from gorgeous U.K. blogger Sharon Rose: ” … as you know I mainly thrift items and since I’ve been blogging I’ve managed to buy good quality designer and vintage for such low amounts, it really is investment dressing for the future to look at goodwill, charity…
What Wendy Wore: Double-Vintage Feather Dress
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: closet purges are overrated. My interest in vintage clothes led me to the anti-purge epiphany. If I am willing to pay a pretty penny to buy clothes that are 40 years old from a vintage dealer, why should I banish pieces that are a mere five,…