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…
Throwback Thursday
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…
Jewel of the Month: Throwback Thursday Necklace
Every so often, I get an email with “Is this your design?” in the subject line. When I look at the attached photo, I usually find that the jewelry in question is just a common style, like a safety-pin earring, or something that only looks like my work from a distance. That said, I’ve been…
Throwback Thursday: OG Bloggers and Leopard Week
I’m so thankful that a few other “original gangster” fashion bloggers are still blogging away, just like me. I share a decade-long history with people like Judith from Style Crone and Sheila from Ephemera. Those mutual memories are treasures, as illustrated by Sheila after she watched my recent video about designer Patrick Kelly The video…
Throwback Thursday: Anne Boleyn’s Necklace
Here’s the first photo of myself that I shared on this blog, from the second of three brief posts I published on July 27, 2007. In it, I’m wearing my Anne Boleyn-inspired necklace, while posing outside Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, Hever Castle. My desire for a bold initial pendant had been with me since I…
Throwback Thursday: Ossie Clark in 2005, 2011, 2019
In my tribute to my late friend Al Radley, I posted a photo taken in his house in 2005. The long sweater I’m trying on belonged to him, but I was wearing my own vintage Ossie Clark dress. In 2011, I took a photo that showed the dress clearly. And last Friday, I randomly wore…