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Lady Gaga, Vomit and Performance-Art Amnesia

March 16, 2014 by WendyB

In 2012, I wrote a post called “Kanye West and Fashion Amnesia” after people freaked out over the leather kilt Kanye West wore at the 12/12/12 Concert for Sandy Relief. I was shocked too — but only because Kanye had been wearing the damn skirt for more than a year for his “Watch the Throne”…

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Filed Under: art, lady gaga

What Wendy Wore: Dressing to Please a Man, Part I

July 22, 2013 by WendyB

I can’t remember the last time I consciously thought, “I’ll wear this because [name of some dude] will like it.” But last night, I did. You see, my designing friend Zang Toi is always trying to get me into shorter skirts and dresses. Whenever I go to his showroom and try on something short, he…

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Filed Under: art, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, versace, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

Throwback Thursday: Madonna and Her Keith Haring Denim Jacket

July 18, 2013 by WendyB

When I was in London last month, I found a great magazine about ’80s music called Classic Pop. I was excited to find a long article about the late graffiti artist Keith Haring in it, particularly because of this 1984 photo of Madonna in a Haring “boy toy” painted denim jacket. This photo made me…

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Filed Under: art, madonna, magazines, Throwback Thursday

I’m Having an Andy Warhol Moment

June 17, 2013 by WendyB

The famous auction-house Christie’s is having a gay pride-themed online sale of Andy Warhol’s drawings and photos. I wonder how MrB would feel about my acquiring some of those naked male model photos. What?! It’s art! To celebrate the sale, Christie’s asked a bunch of folks to answer a Warholian questionnaire, and one of those…

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Filed Under: art, interview

Oh, You Big Ham! Cray-Cray Fashion from The Rodnik Band

April 10, 2013 by WendyB

I do have a passion for highlarious fashion, so I have to thank singer Rita Ora and Fashion Bomb Daily for introducing me to the art/fashion/performance art of The Rodnik Band via Rita’s cheese-slice dress. The Rodnik Band is designed by Philip Colbert, who was interviewed by the site Not Just a Label. The introduction to…

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Filed Under: art, designers, dresses, humor

“Exit Through the Gift Shop”*

February 20, 2013 by WendyB

I can’t resist a museum gift shop. When I’m at one in real life, I’m drawn to catalogs and books. On the Internets, I look at fashion. Last night, I was browsing some gift shops online when I hit the Guggenheim‘s site. Why didn’t I know that this New York City museum sells a reproduction…

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Filed Under: art, movies, museums, rings, sunglasses, t-shirts

American Jewelry Design Council New Talent Award

July 30, 2012 by WendyB

I’m proud to say that I got an honorary mention in the American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC) 2012 New Talent contest! I received my certificate at the JA (Jewelers of America) New York summer trade show today. I wore a 2011 Prada dress that I’d worn earlier this month, accessorized with my Hatshepsut locket and…

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Filed Under: art, awards, jewelry designer, my designs, pictures of me

Up Against My Wall, Sarah Ashley Longshore!

July 24, 2012 by WendyB

I like art and I like history, but sometimes one distracts me from the other. I started writing a post about a painting I have in my apartment, so I took a picture of the wall where it was hanging. That made me think of Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers, the name by which a…

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Filed Under: art, History, madonna

Recent Paris Memories for Bastille Day

July 14, 2012 by WendyB

I feel like I should be in Paris today because, for the past three years, MrB and I spent Bastille Day (aka quatorze julliet) there. Here’s a little video of last year’s fireworks. The twinkling in the beginning is the Eiffel Tower. This year, our travel plans got pushed up and we went to Paris…

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Filed Under: art, concerts, Dogs, holidays, music, travel

Sweet Art by Sarah Ashley Longshore

March 30, 2012 by WendyB

When my gorgeous friend Debra invited me and designer/blogger Stacy Lomman to an art opening yesterday, I barely glanced at the invitation before saying yes. That was for the best because it was fun being surprised by La Boîte à Biscuits, which a gallery of sorts that offers a “seasonal biscuits collection and unique artwork.”…

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Filed Under: art, things to do in nyc

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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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