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Wanderlust 2014: Scenic Santa Monica, California

September 15, 2014 by WendyB

MrB and I went to California on Labor Day weekend to visit family and friends. We stayed near the beach in Santa Monica and it was so beautiful, daytime … … and nighttime. The buildings were pink, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky … … and the Champagne sangria was delicious. MrB and I…

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Filed Under: Broken English, Gangsta Boo, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, poison rings, t-shirts, travel, What Wendy Wore

Wanderlust 2014: My First, But Not Last, Trip to Greece

August 13, 2014 by WendyB

While traveling in Europe last month, I did some things that I’d wanted to do for decades. I visited Liverpool, which I first dreamed of doing in 1980. I’m glad Mark Lewisohn, the author of Tune In, the 2013 book about the Beatles that prompted me to finally take the trip, saw that I credited…

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Filed Under: books, cats, Dogs, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, pictures of me, restaurants, travel

Wanderlust 2014: Anne Boleyn and Eminem in London

August 12, 2014 by WendyB

MrB and I love London. We’ve gone there every year since 2008 to visit our many friends who live in the city or close to it. In particular, I like to meet up with gorgeous bloggers and drink Pimm’s.  Here are my previous London posts. 2013: Pimm’s fest and a strange trench coat. 2012: Fish…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, concerts, Eminem, Ossie Clark, pictures of me, rings, shoes, theater, travel

Wanderlust 2014: I Tuned In to Liverpool

August 11, 2014 by WendyB

Back in 1980, I got a fever and the only prescription was John, Paul, George and Ringo. Since then, I’ve wanted to go to Liverpool, the Fab Four’s hometown. It’s difficult to schedule a trip to Liverpool though. It doesn’t top most non-Beatlemaniac vacation lists, so every year, I’ve told myself, “Maybe next year.” Then…

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Filed Under: Beatles, blogs and bloggers, books, Family Guy, music, pictures of me, travel

The Big 13

July 22, 2014 by WendyB

My designing friend Zang Toi says his lucky number is 13. I am going to adopt that policy, at least for a year, because today marks the 13th wedding anniversary for MrB and me. We’re traveling today, so we celebrated early, with friends, in the town of Fiskado on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Thanks…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, MrB stories, pictures of me, travel

What Wendy Wore: A Favorite Versace Dress in 2008 and 2014

July 21, 2014 by WendyB

When I was hanging out with my designing friend Zang Toi on July 4th, I showed him some old pictures of us together. One of the photos was in this post from 2008 and, as I looked at it, I decided another picture in the same post captured one of my favorite fashion moments evah….

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Filed Under: Animals, Dogs, outfit post, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, travel, versace, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore

Greetings From Greece!

July 18, 2014 by WendyB

As legend has it, Cape Sounion in Greece is the spot where the Aegeus, the king of Athens, leaped to his death from a cliff. He was awaiting news of his son Theseus’s fight against the Minotaur, a vicious half-man/half-bull monster that lived in the Labrynith on the island of Crete. If Theseus was successful…

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Filed Under: pictures of me, travel

What Wendy Wore: Orange in Athens

July 16, 2014 by WendyB

If you follow my personal Instagram, you know that I’ve been doing a bit of traveling lately. I’m currently in Athens, where I admired the Acropolis from a rooftop restaurant last night. I wore a vintage tiger-striped Clovis Ruffin dress that I got in 2008. (It was a maxi but I hemmed it.) I often…

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Filed Under: outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, travel, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: What Wendy Wore in Europe in 1989

June 5, 2014 by WendyB

Twenty-five years ago this month, I went to Paris for the first time.  It was chilly and breezy during my stay. Here I am huddled in my denim jacket, wearing the leggings I wore all over Europe that summer. You can see the front view of the outfit here. I also went to London, Spain,…

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Filed Under: 80s style, madonna, Throwback Thursday, travel, vintage WendyB photos

Throwback Thursday: Favorite Shirts From 1983

May 8, 2014 by WendyB

I keep flipping through photos from my first trip to England in 1983, hoping to find the picture of my encounter with Roger Daltrey. I kept passing over one in which I was standing by a life-size model of a old-time train conductor; the white t-shirt I was wearing in the shot didn’t interest me….

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Filed Under: 80s style, cats, Throwback Thursday, travel, vintage WendyB photos

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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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