How’s this for a special Throwback Thursday entry? In a stack of papers, I recently found a 1998 letter MrB wrote to me after I sent him a copy of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Don’t miss his comment about Amazon.com! Seeing this reminded me that I had also sent MrB a “Dear John”…
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What Eryn Wore: Wendy’s Chris Benz Dress
In 2012, I received two Chris Benz dresses that I’d ordered from a trunk show the previous fall. This was one and this was the other. I never loved the black dress. The sample fit great, but the final product didn’t live up to the original’s promise. Jean from Ghost Tailor improved it immensely, but…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Trompe L’oeil Zippers
I’ve always had a love for trompe l’oeil clothing. Fashion that makes me laugh! That’s what I’m all about. Back in 2009, I had a dress with a big faux zipper down the back. I wore that to a fashion show that featured a vomiting front-row attendee and a fainting runway model. In other words,…
What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day Surprise
I planned to wear my traditional Moschino heart dress for Valentine’s dinner with MrB, only to realize at the last minute that the dress was at the cleaner’s. Alas! I was thrown off by the clothing surprise, but, on the plus side, I was inspired to wear a vintage Donald Brooks piece that I first…
Throwback Thursday: Daisies and Dave Stewart
Erica M. Blumenthal, writing for the New York Times Thursday Styles section, has declared that this is the year of the daisy: “Expect a floral explosion as spring fashion starts to arrive in stores, and no flower is getting more love this season than the daisy. The relentlessly cheerful print, iconic in a grungy way…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage Patrick Kelly in Spain
My Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day Jewels of the Month countdown made me postpone a number of outfit posts, so it’s time to catch up on fashion. MrB and I visited Madrid and Pamplona in last month. While MrB spoke to journalism students, I sampled hot chocolate and churros at every opportunity. The lovely Cristina showed me…
Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #11 of 14
Here’s a jewelry design for Throwback Thursday that’s also ruby-red for Valentine’s Day: my Lady Jane necklace. The true story of Lady Jane Grey — the “Nine Day Queen” of Tudor times — inspired me to create this teardrop-shaped pendant in 2008. It was made from two pieces of custom-cut rock crystal, loose rubies, and…
Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #4 of 14
It’s Day 4 of my February Jewels of the Month countdown for Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day. I’m alternating between the two themes, and it’s time for an anti-Valentine piece. It’s also Throwback Thursday, so I’m going to go with my most popular message necklace, introduced in 2012. Got zero fucks to give about Valentine’s Day? Treat…
Throwback Thursday: Juana la Loca in Spain
MrB and I have been visiting Madrid and Pamplona so that MrB could speak to journalism students and alumni at the #CelebratingJournalism events organized by the School of Communication at the University of Navarra. For those who don’t know, MrB (also known as Paul Steiger) was the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal for…
Bitch Stole My Moschino!
I’m mad that I didn’t see this vintage Moschino dress on 1stdibs.com before someone else bought it. I already have two Moschino “message” dresses. I wore my “You Can Dress Me Up But You Can’t Take Me Out” dress for the first time in 2010. In 2014, I got the “Not Just a Pretty Dress”…