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What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark During a Deluge

March 15, 2011 by WendyB

Last week, we met friends for dinner at the excellent Lincoln in Lincoln Center. I originally planned to wear jeans due to general lack of energy and the ark-worthy downpour we were having. Then I decided the evening deserved a little more sartorial effort, so I put on an Ossie Clark dress that I haven’t worn in a long time. I put a big coat over it to protect it from the rain.

I wasn’t in the mood for a picture after dinner, but the last photo I have of this dress is from several years ago, so I felt compelled to document it.

What Wendy Wore
Dress: vintage Ossie Clark
Shoes: Prada
Ring: My own Empress Wu dragon ring design
Lip color: So Chaud by MAC
Expression: Exhausted

There is interesting information about the famous quote, “Après moi, le déluge” here.

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Remember, The Huffington Post has posted a list of organizations aiding Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami. Donating money to such organizations is much more effective than trying to send food and clothing to places that may be hard to access. Two bloggers who experienced the quake and wrote about it are Shichimi and Fashion Toast.

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  1. Madeleine Gallay says

    March 15, 2011 at 12:07 am

    You look beautiful … such a special dress and all your jewels.

    Japan .. it’s unthinkable now. Prayers and donations.

  2. Bella Q says

    March 15, 2011 at 12:14 am

    I WAS going to say “you look beautiful” before I read Ms. Gallay relay the same sentiment. But it’s true, and I’m too lazy to get my thesaurus.
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  3. Lynette says

    March 15, 2011 at 1:43 am

    You look like a bouquet of beautiful spring flowers, you know, those which follow the spring showers. Oh. You said deluge. It’s rained all but one day so far in March here. And it rained a lot in February. But thankfully we’ve not had what you’d call a deluge very often.

  4. Style Eyes says

    March 15, 2011 at 2:21 am

    a really beautiful dress.

  5. Eli says

    March 15, 2011 at 2:21 am

    I donated money too…I’m still devastated. And now the whole potential nuclear meltdown is all they needed…

  6. mystyle says

    March 15, 2011 at 5:03 am

    Hi my dear-I adore you in Ossie, this is such a wonderful treat and the print on this one is totally awesome xxx

  7. Collette Osuna says

    March 15, 2011 at 6:38 am

    I adore the dress….thankfully you covered it up from the weather….far too adorable to get wet:)

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  8. Penny Dreadful Vintage says

    March 15, 2011 at 7:54 am

    It is gorgeous, of course. And those colours are just right for you x

  9. Pearl Westwood says

    March 15, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Stunning dress, it definatley deserves more outfits!

  10. Couture Carrie says

    March 15, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Gorgeous dress, darling WB!

    xoxox,
    CC

  11. deja pseu says

    March 15, 2011 at 9:25 am

    I LOVE this dress on you, Wendy.

  12. Sally says

    March 15, 2011 at 9:40 am

    I adore mixed prints. And plunging necklines. So I’m giving this a thumbs up!

  13. Lexie says

    March 15, 2011 at 11:05 am

    Such a fantastic dress.

    Also, thank you for linking to the fashion bloggers who wrote about the quake. So hard to believe…

  14. Laurel says

    March 15, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Wendy,
    You deliver jewels as well as create them! And some, again like your jewelry, open up to reveal delicious treats. Loved the poetics of “after me” …. Thanks!

    • WendyB says

      March 15, 2011 at 12:30 pm

      I enjoyed looking at the phrase in a new way!

  15. The Style Crone says

    March 15, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    Love everything about this ensemble-dress, shoes, nail color! Spectacular!

  16. lisa says

    March 15, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    Beautiful dress.

    Japan’s situation right now is so sad. I’ve donated to the Red Cross already, but there’s still that feeling of wishing i could do more.

  17. Susan Tiner says

    March 15, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    You don’t look exhausted to me! The blue lapis of the Empress Wu ring goes perfectly with the peacock eyes of the dress. It’s a wonderful dress and you look wonderful in it. Thank you for the click through to the fascinating discussion of “After me, the deluge.”

  18. mystyle says

    March 15, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Hi my dear-Thank you so much for your kind words and well wishes regarding my new venture, they are sincerely appreciated! Hope you are having a good week too and thanks once again, I’ll especially look forward to you checking me out, lol!! xxx

    • WendyB says

      March 15, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      I hope to be a regular customer!

  19. Vix says

    March 15, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Beautiful dress, beautiful you! Absolutely stunning. xxx

  20. SACRAMENTO says

    March 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    Ahhhhhhhhhh, I have fallen in love with that dress. Sooooooooooooo fabulous!!
    I love you and your blog.
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  21. Elizabeth says

    March 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    I’m glad you documented the dress; I’ve never seen it, and it’s a real treat to see one of your Ossie collection!

  22. Lara says

    March 15, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    love a blue/red combo and it looks great on you!

  23. Ofelia says

    March 15, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Ossie Clark, my gosh you have en impressive fashion collection and then The Lincoln Center; what a fabulous evening!

  24. featherfactor says

    March 15, 2011 at 10:53 pm

    Ahhh I love Ossie Clark! I can never get enough Ossie, thank you for posting! I rarely see Ossie dresses around, this was like a breath of fresh air! <3

  25. Emma at Daily Clothes Fix says

    March 16, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    I love Ossie Clark and this dress is no exception. You look amazing in it.

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