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What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark for Mother’s Day

May 13, 2012 by WendyB

My grandmother on my mother’s side is named Ruth. She’s 93 years old. Her grandchildren call her “Nan” and her great-grandchildren call her “G.G.” for “great-grandma.” The family took her out for lunch for Mother’s Day.

Nan is wearing my silver Diana heart necklace engraved with "G.G."

Nan’s husband, my grandfather Sam, died when I was 16. Sam’s sister was named Martha. Ruth’s brother was named Bernie. Martha and Bernie were married. Just thought I’d share that factoid.

Mother’s Day lunch was casual so I initially put on my standard jeans and t-shirt uniform. Then I decided to be a little more festive and added an Ossie Clark blouse/jacket thingy.

What Wendy Wore
Blouse/jacket: Vintage Ossie Clark (purchased in 2008)
T-shirt: Splendid
Jeans: Citizens of Humanity (2011)
Shoes: Prada (pre-2005)

I got the Ossie blouse/jacket thingy — which has a Celia Birtwell print —  in 2008 at a vintage store in London. I was accompanied on that shopping trip by Al Radley, who bought the company from Ossie and employed him back in the day, and Caroline Carr, who worked with Ossie as Al’s design director. (For those of you who are Ossie fans, Al is the Radley in the label “Ossie Clark for Radley.”) That memory makes the top super-special. And, as you can see, the ’60s/’70s piece features a current fashion trend: a peplum. Peplums forever!

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  1. Eli says

    May 13, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    Al Radley as in Ossie Clark for Radley?! I keep seeing Helena Bonham Carter rocking that Ossie dress in the Dark Shadows billboards, can’t wait to see the movie and see if there’s more in it!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      I love it when Al and I go to a store together and he intones to the salespeople, “I’m Mr. Radley.”

  2. Megan Mae says

    May 13, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    So cool! I usually see my maternal grandmother on Mother’s day too, but she’s unfortunately out of town with my great-aunt this weekend. Great mix-up for the Wendy uniform. I also love the silver shoes!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:06 pm

      I have more silver shoes than is normal, I think.

  3. Claire says

    May 14, 2012 at 1:43 am

    what a gorgeous top you’re wearing! sounds like a wonderful mother’s day with your grandmother!!!

  4. sulky kitten says

    May 14, 2012 at 4:43 am

    Great photo of you with your grandmother. Love that print, and I now know I NEED silver shoes!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:06 pm

      YOU DON’T HAVE SILVER SHOES?!?

  5. The Style Crone says

    May 14, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Your grandmother is amazing, as is your outfit. And up with peplums!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you!

  6. melina says

    May 14, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    you’re so adorable, the two of you.
    I’m yet again smiling “back” at the screen thanks to seeing your happy red smile

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:04 pm

      And I’m smiling at the thought of you smiling.

  7. stacy says

    May 14, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Aww, I want to give Grandma Ruth a smooch!
    And you look AH-MA-ZING!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:46 pm

      Be careful, she’ll give you an earful after that.

  8. Terri says

    May 14, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    Oooh, I like the Ossie Clark and the snoop in me loves these family stories!

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      I’ll have to save the really scandalous ones for my memoir 😉

  9. K-Line says

    May 14, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    What a lovely outfit – and a lovely grandmother! That is so strange that your grandparents had siblings that were married! Kind of hurts my brain as I try to imagine it 🙂

    • WendyB says

      May 14, 2012 at 9:23 pm

      I laugh whenever I think about it!

  10. Carrie says

    May 14, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Wendy I love your Jacket, looks great with the jeans. You Nan looks like a sweetie. Thanks for stopping by my blog, hope to see you again.

  11. savvy gal says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    Wendy, what a lovely jacket. I love love love the print the silhouette. Hope you had a fabulous Mother’s Day with your family. : )

  12. Iheartfashion says

    May 15, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Gorgeous, both of you!

    • WendyB says

      May 15, 2012 at 2:03 pm

      I’ll tell Nan you said so!

  13. Susan Partlan says

    May 20, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    I love it that you engraved her necklace with G. G. So sweet.

  14. Practical Paralegalism Career Dressing says

    May 24, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    I long for that “thingie” 🙂

    Beautiful picture of you with your grandmother!

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