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10 Years Ago: MrB at the Emmys

September 18, 2016 by WendyB

The Emmys are on tonight. Normally, on Emmy night, I like to show off MrB’s Emmy. But I don’t think I’ve ever shared this photo of MrB holding his Emmy in 2006. Embed from Getty Images MrB received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting from the National Academy of Television Arts &…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, emmys, journalism Tagged With: eliot spitzer, emmys

Throwback Thursday: Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rio

September 15, 2016 by WendyB

Last month, while I was at the gym during non-primetime television hours, I caught an hour of the rhythmic gymnastic competition from the Olympics in Rio. I was like this … … totally glued to the screen, jaw dropped. Embed from Getty Images We’re all captivated by regular gymnastics — properly called artistic gymnastics —…

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, sports, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: artistic gymnastics, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, rio olympics

10 Years Ago: Wearing Ossie Clark for Marc Jacobs

September 12, 2016 by WendyB

Ten years ago tonight, I went to Marc Jacobs’s Spring 2007 runway show with MrB. As was my habit, I wore one of my vintage Ossie Clark dresses to Marc’s show. The late New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham always attended the Marc Jacobs show, and Bill appreciated a good Ossie. Even if Bill didn’t…

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Filed Under: Fashion, fashion shows, New York Fashion Week, Ossie Clark, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: marc jacobs, marc jacobs runway show, new york fashion week, nyfw, Ossie Clark

Jewel of the Month: September’s Birthstone, Sapphire

September 5, 2016 by WendyB

Most people think of sapphire — September’s birthstone — as a blue gem, but it comes in a range of colors. Pink is one of my favorites. In fact, I used 262 one-millimeter pink sapphires in my Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer Maneater ring. Nevertheless, with sapphires in mind, I decided to wear blue for…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, birthstone, Fashion, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: birthstone earrings, cat jewelry, sapphires, september birthstone

What Wendy Wore: Surprising 2006 VMAs Throwback

August 28, 2016 by WendyB

The MTV Video Music Awards are tonight, so it’s a good time for this surprising (to me) throwback photo. Here I am in my 2006 VMAs outfit, holding my VMAs Moonman party favor. I came upon this photo earlier this year while I was browsing through 2006 pictures for a different throwback post. I was…

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Filed Under: MTV VMAs, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: mtv, plein sud, VMAs

Throwback Thursday: Non-Lobster Quadrille in Vienna

August 4, 2016 by WendyB

For Throwback Thursday, I’m not going too far back … just to June, when MrB and I visited Vienna. On our last night in the city, we went to the Concordia Ball, which has been held every June for 150 years by Press Club Concordia, an organization of Austrian journalists and writers. The dress code…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, travel, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: dance, quadrille, vienna, viennese ball

What Wendy Wore: WJA Awards of Excellence

July 27, 2016 by WendyB

“It’s an honor just to be nominated” is an awards-ceremony cliche, but it’s true! There are a lot of female jewelry designers, but I was one of only five nominated for a Women’s Jewelry Association Award of Excellence at the WJA’s gala dinner on Monday, and I am truly grateful for that. Of course, it…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: ankle bracelets, anklets, jewelry awards, womens jewelry association

What Wendy Wore: Gareth Pugh for Our Anniversary

July 25, 2016 by WendyB

MrB and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on Friday by having dinner at Osteria al Doge and going to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. We highly recommend both experiences! I had considered re-wearing white leather halter that was part of my 2001 post-wedding-gown party outfit, but I had that thought in the middle of…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: broadway, carole king, gerry goffin, outfit post

Throwback Thursday: A Dress in London, Miami, NYC

July 21, 2016 by WendyB

For at least 10 years, MrB and I have visited London and Paris in July. We didn’t make plans this year, so I’ve been mournfully looking at my 2015 photos. This one of me — in a Keith Haring-print dress from Patricia Field — was taken in London on July 31. I think I might…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, Throwback Thursday, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: broadway, hamilton, josephine baker, shuffle along, theater

Throwback Thursday: Bastille Day in Paris

July 14, 2016 by WendyB

I miss being in Paris for Bastille Day! There was a three-year stretch when we were there. MrB and I were hoping to go revive our tradition and go this year, but we didn’t get ourselves organized in time. I’m looking at some throwback outfit/style photos instead. I keep forgetting that my hair was this…

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Filed Under: Throwback Thursday Tagged With: Bastille Day, throwback thursday, tricolor

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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