West 47th Street is the center of New York City’s Diamond District. I spend a lot of time there with jewelers, gem setters, metal casters, and wholesalers of all varieties. My latest gel manicure from celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival is bejeweled gold, so I’m going to call it “47th Street.” Soon it might be the…
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Mondrian Manicure and Minx
The squares and dots of my latest manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival remind me of Piet Mondrian‘s Broadway Boogie Woogie. My obsession with chartreuse has now extended to my toes. While I was trying to take a picture of my metallic, chartreuse Minx pedicure, Henry the dog photobombed my feet, clearly begging for some…
Meet Photographers Louviere + Vanessa
The only thing better than a gracious note from a gorgeous client is a gracious note with photos attached. New Orleans-based Jeff Louviere recently emailed me these two pictures of his wife Vanessa wearing my Isabella Wolf-Fang necklace while cavorting with their rescued German shepherds. The photos were so intriguing that I had to ask…
Spotted: My Birthday/Holiday Gift From MrB
Whenever I photograph a purse, I try to get one of the dogs to pose with it. The Prada bag that MrB surprised me with for my birthday/holiday gift last month is so big … … that it required the presence of both dogs! I was impressed that MrB was brave enough to manage another…
What Wendy Wore: A Peacock Among Politicians
Last week, MrB and I were invited to a large dinner that was also attended by various politicians and the people who love politicians. I decided to wear an Ossie Clark dress even though I had the feeling I should be wearing a suit instead. I asked MrB for his opinion. WendyB: “Do you think…
Bear-y Strange Fashion Memory and Related Thoughts
My post about panda dresses reminded me of a fashion fad from my childhood: clip-on koalas. For a year or so, it was de rigueur to walk around with a small, stuffed koala toy clipped to one’s shirt or jacket. They came in gray and tan. Eventually there was a clip-on panda too. I was…
Technicolor Yawn
I used to have a tie-dyed cashmere sweater. It made me look like a rainbow had thrown up on me. Only one tiny photo of it exists. I got rid of the sweater long ago, but I thought of it as soon as I saw these shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood for Erdem. If I had…
Quick Draw McGraw
On Monday, gorgeous designer/blogger Stacy of taffetadarlings was over at my place cutting patterns for her new dress designs while I put price tags on my jewelry ahead of my sample sale. (You can still contribute money to Stacy’s September fashion show via Kickstarter; lots of expenses need to be covered. Lighting is big bucks,…
What Wendy Wore: Yankee Doodle Doggy
An acquaintance recently said of my blog, “All you do is post pictures of yourself, right?” I laughed because that comment was a perfect counterbalance to the time that I was rejected from a fashion-blogging network — not the wonderful Independent Fashion Bloggers, obvs — because I’d recently posted about the 7th century’s Empress Wu…
Custom Canine Cufflinks for Christmas
Gorgeous clients and would-be clients often ask me if I do custom work. My standard reply is, “If you can describe it and pay for it, I will do it.”* Is your style more traditional than mine? More modern? Less edgy? More edgy? Doesn’t matter. But it can be hard for people to imagine all…