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Throwback Thursday: Pink Sweater and a Black Dog

April 5, 2018 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: Pink Sweater and a Black Dog

For Throwback Thursday, I present a photo from almost exactly 17 years ago. I still have those 18K gold hoop earrings, but the colorblocked pink turtleneck is long gone. Alas, so is Molly, my parents’ black Pekingese. She lived to a ripe old age and then departed for the big doggy bed in the sky…

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Filed Under: Animals, Dogs, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: colorblocking, pekingese, throwback thursday, turtleneck

Wednesday’s Video: My Moschino Collection

March 14, 2018 by WendyB

Wednesday’s Video: My Moschino Collection

This week’s video is about my homegrown-vintage Moschino … and nipple piercings. Enjoy! You can tell my videos aren’t overly scripted because I started out saying that most of my Moschino is pre-2005, and then I realized, “Um, not really.” In fact, the safety-pin t-shirt is from 2013, which is practically yesterday when it comes…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, homegrown vintage, t-shirts, video, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: non-buyer's remorse, slow fashion

My Oscar Gown Archives, Part II

March 4, 2018 by WendyB

My Oscar Gown Archives, Part II

To celebrate tonight’s Academy Awards — and console myself for not being there this year — I’m reminiscing about my personal Oscar fashion archive. Picking up where I left off in Part I, Part II begins in 2006. Beauty-wise, I skipped the faux-ny tail again and, thankfully, opted for straight hair. I had enough going…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards shows, boob and butt bows, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, faux-ny tail, hair, lolwendy, oscars, outfit post, parties, red carpet, Special Occasions, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, Who wore it best, zang toi Tagged With: academy awards, vanity fair oscar party

Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007

March 3, 2018 by WendyB

Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007

The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards have just begun out in California (you can watch them on IFC and on Facebook Watch), jogging my memory about the one time I attended that event. It was Feb. 24, 2007, and Sarah Silverman was the host. The awards took place four months before the first iPhone was released and five months before I started…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards shows, Celebrities, pictures of me, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: independent spirit awards, throwback

Throwback Thursday: Partying Like It’s 1998

February 15, 2018 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: Partying Like It’s 1998

MrB and I are celebrating our 20th date-a-versary today. That means that on this day in 1998, he and I started … um … “going steady”? “Became an item”? I’m not sure how to word it in a way that doesn’t make y’all feel like … Phoebe Buffay GIF from Phoebe GIFs It wasn’t our…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, anniversaries, Dogs, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: date-a-versary

Sans Fards Selfie

February 2, 2018 by WendyB

Sans Fards Selfie

I’ve always been semi-irritated, semi-amused by celebrity photos shoots that make a big fuss about their subjects being sans fards — wearing no makeup. Maybe it’s because I work for myself, and most days I don’t wear any makeup (or even much in the way of clothing). I see myself bare-faced all the time, so…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, hair, pictures of me, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: wavy hair

Slow-Fashion Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2017

December 31, 2017 by WendyB

Slow-Fashion Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2017

To bring 2017 to a close, I’m taking a look back at 12 “What Wendy Wore” highlights, with an emphasis on slow fashion. Click the photos for the original posts. January began with all gold everything, as I rang in 2017 in a gold gown first worn in 2004. This time, I added a crown….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, versace, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: slow fashion

A Birthday, Gifs, and the Wisdom of Sonny Rollins

December 23, 2017 by WendyB

A Birthday, Gifs, and the Wisdom of Sonny Rollins

It’s officially Dec. 23, 2017 (New York time), so it’s my birthday. I’m now halfway to … via GIPHY Holy shit! via GIPHY I remember the surprise party we had for my father’s 50th birthday like it was yesterday, but it was in 1989. I had recently turned 21 and I thought, “Wow, this age…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, advice, age, pictures of me, vintage WendyB photos, Words of Wisdom Tagged With: birthday

Throwback Thursday: 10 Years of Thanksgiving Posts

November 23, 2017 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: 10 Years of Thanksgiving Posts

My blog turned 10 years old earlier this year, and I suddenly became curious about what — if anything — I’d published on Thanksgiving over the years. So here’s a look back at those posts. Nov. 22, 2007: I decided to look ahead to New Year’s Eve dresses. Why? I’m not sure. This was back…

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Filed Under: Committee to Protect Journalists, holidays, journalism, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday, travel, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: thanksgiving

Throwback Thursday: CPJ Outfits From 2007-2017

November 16, 2017 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: CPJ Outfits From 2007-2017

Last night, MrB and I went to the annual International Press Freedom Awards dinner held by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ is a cause near and dear to our hearts — so dear, in fact, that MrB served as chairman for six years. The organization is an independent nonprofit that promotes press freedom worldwide…

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Filed Under: Committee to Protect Journalists, Fashion, journalism, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, wear what you want, What Wendy Wore, zang toi Tagged With: homegrown vintage, slow fashion

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