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My Best Dressed at the Met Gala: Dita, SJP and Lupita

May 5, 2014 by WendyB

As if there had been any doubt, tonight’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala proved that the attendees of this event are very comfortable with “pretty.” Last year’s gala, which celebrated the opening of the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, should have inspired a lot of fun theme dressing, but with a few exceptions…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, designers, dresses, Met Gala, models, museums, vintage designers

What Wendy Wore: Patrick Kelly Opening in Philadelphia

May 2, 2014 by WendyB

The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated its Patrick Kelly “Runway of Love” exhibit with an opening night party on Saturday. MrB, gorgeous designing friend Stacy Lomman and I put on our party clothes and drove to Philly for the celebration. I’m a big fan of Kelly, who died — too young, of AIDS — on…

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Filed Under: 80s style, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, leopard print, museums, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

Never Is the Next New Thing™: Miniskirts and Mourning Victoria

April 21, 2014 by WendyB

Everywhere I look, I find examples of my “Never is the next new thing™” observation. People switch from “loathe” to “love” so quickly! Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal had a story on the latest comeback of the miniskirt, citing its representation in the fall collections of Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent; Giambattista Valli; Raf…

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Filed Under: fashion trends, museums, never is the next new thing, skirts

What Wendy Wore: Patrick Kelly in Philadelphia

October 22, 2013 by WendyB

Next May, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is going to present a retrospective of one of my favorite ’80s fashion designers: Patrick Kelly. I have a nice little Patrick Kelly collection: The notorious and frequently worn leopard gown (seen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011). Bow dress (seen in 2009 and 2011). Black mullet dress…

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Filed Under: Family Guy, museums, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

My Met Gala Winners Are Miley Cyrus and Linda Fargo

May 6, 2013 by WendyB

As I expected, many of the guests at tonight’s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wore beautiful evening gowns, rather than anything related to the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit that is being celebrated. Some of the gowns are very striking, but they’d be suitable for practically any red-carpet occasion. Actress Hailee…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Met Gala, Miley Cyrus, museums, parties Tagged With: #metgala, met gala, punk

What Wendy Would Have Worn to the Met Gala: W.O.W. Style

May 6, 2013 by WendyB

Every year, my invitation to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gets lost in the mail. It’s such a shame, because I would wear a real costume to match the party theme, instead of one of the generically pretty designer dresses that so many guests fall back on. Remember the superhero-themed…

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Filed Under: inspiration, Met Gala, museums, music, parties, pictures of me Tagged With: #metgala, costume institute, met gala, punk

“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

Feathers, Water, Looking Glass and an Imaginary Pig

July 17, 2010 by WendyB

When I was in first grade, I read Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll and was confused by the passage where Alice was rowing a boat with a sheep in it. I wasn’t disturbed by the fact that she was in the boat with the sheep, or that the sheep spoke and knitted….

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Filed Under: books, Castelbajac, designers, museums, pictures of me, travel Tagged With: Alice Through the Looking Glass, Jean Charles de Castelbajac

Jane Austen Is All Like, “That Dress? Bitch, Please!”

March 16, 2010 by WendyB

I went to the Morgan Library & Museum with a gorgeous and exceptionally nice friend* earlier this year. How nice is my friend? After I told her there was no need to apologize for a statement that didn’t offend me in the slightest, she apologized for the apology. She is the only person I know…

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Filed Under: authors, gorgeous friends, museums, things to do in nyc Tagged With: jane austen

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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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