In a 2008 post about gladiator sandals, I wrote: “I’ve loved this style since 1985, when I had a pair of flat white gladiators. I felt so chic when I wore them with my Guess ankle-zip jeans and oversize blouse! I’ve been searching for a photo that shows me wearing those shoes for a while…
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What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion McQueen
I’ve been dressing very casually lately, so I made a point of putting on a dress for MrB’s belated birthday dinner on Sunday. Dress: Alexander McQueen (2010) Shoes: Prada (2010) This dress by Alexander McQueen is homegrown vintage. I wore it for the first time during a 2010 trip to L.A., for dinner with my…
Lipstick Icon: Hammer Thrower Gwen Berry
A huge thank you to reader Catherine, whose comment on yesterday’s lipstick post alerted me to hammer thrower Gwen Berry and her blue lipstick. Berry won a gold medal at the Pan American games in Peru over the weekend. While she was on the podium with the American anthem playing, she raised a fist —…
Pinkies in Business for Themselves
When people take a photo of my rings — a regular occurrence for a jewelry designer — they tend to scowl at my proffered hand and say, “Hold your fingers naturally.” I’ve been puzzled by that instruction because my hand position feels natural to me, but I let folks move my fingers into what they…
Throwback Thursday: Five Years of Mullets
My “Never Is the Next New Thing™” fashion rule states that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear that!” — are the ones most likely to become trends, big or small. A corollary to “Never Is the Next New Thing™” is that after you fall for a…
Throwback Thursday: Be Like 1993 WendyB in Mesh
I was searching teh Interwebs for a black bodysuit, when I came across one that made me think, “Didn’t I wear that in 1993?” The answer is: Not exactly, but close enough. Bodysuits (or “bodies,” as the great fashion editor Polly Mellon called them) have made a big comeback that is a bit baffling to…
Throwback Thursday: London Bloggers, 10 Years Ago
Ten years ago today, I was in London, drinking Pimm’s with my London blogger friends for FIVE HOURS at Harvey Nicks. via GIPHY This has been my year of feeling nostalgic for the “original gangster” fashion bloggers. My subconscious must have become aware of the 10th anniversary of blogging’s heyday before I ever looked at…
Throwback Thursday: July 4, Past and Present
I love an excuse for a themed outfit. Accordingly, on many 4th of July holidays, I’ve worn the Castelbajac sailor outfit I got in 2010. This year, I don’t feel costume-y. Instead, I’ve acknowledged the day by texting the word RESIST to 50409 and using Resistbot to tell Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and New York senators…
What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark at the Loebs Again
MrB almost always attends the annual Gerald Loeb Awards for business and financial journalism. He got the Loeb lifetime achievement award himlsef in 2002, and I don’t think a year’s gone by when someone hasn’t thanked him in an acceptance speech. I often go to the Loebs with him to catch up with people I’ve…
Fancy Floof Meets Masstige
I’m not sure how I feel about Giambattista Valli’s collaboration with H&M, which is coming out in November. Valli is the king of floofy red-carpet dresses, a trend I’ve been obsessed with since Rihanna launched a thousand memes in a Valli gown at the 2015 Grammys. Embed from Getty Images “Masstige” fashion — prestige +…