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Happy Halloween From Bananarama

October 31, 2016 by WendyB

If my Halloween costumes continue to be predictors of future trends, prepare yourself for the comeback of massively teased hair. I’ve always loved ’80s pop trio Bananarama … Embed from Getty Images … so I recruited my gorgeous friends Kara and Stacy to dress up as the group for an early Halloween celebration on Saturday….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, concerts, Fashion, Halloween, holidays, music, outfit post, Special Occasions, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: bananarama

Oldchella and a Straw Hat Argument

October 15, 2016 by WendyB

In a debate, a “straw man argument” is a way of misrepresenting (or oversimplifying) your opponent’s position in order to make that position easier to defeat. For instance, in an April article in Foreign Policy magazine, Paul D. Miller wrote that Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is a straw man because it offers “a stinging…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, music Tagged With: bob dylan nobel, desert trip, neil young, oldchella, paul mccartney

Oldchella Day 3 and Bob Dylan the Nobel Winner

October 14, 2016 by WendyB

Yesterday, Bob Dylan became the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. That makes him one of the 11 men — all aged 65 and up — to be honored in the six Nobel categories this year. No women won a Nobel Prize in 2016, for the first time since 2012. (Nobel…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, concerts, music

Oldchella Day 2: Neil Young’s Smile, Macca’s Shade

October 12, 2016 by WendyB

Two years ago, when I saw my celebrity crush Neil Young perform solo at Carnegie Hall, I thought, “This is the way to see Neil. Without the distraction of a band.” On Saturday, when I saw Neil Young perform on the second day of “Oldchella” — aka the Desert Trip music festival, in Indio, Calif….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, music

Oldchella Day 1 and Thoughts on the Trump Tapes

October 8, 2016 by WendyB

I’m enjoying a weekend at “Oldchella,” aka the Desert Trip music festival, in California. Last night, I saw the Rolling Stones. I missed the opener, Bob Dylan, but the reason why is kind of great; you’ll get that story later. Tonight I’m seeing Neil Young and my almost-husband, Paul McCartney.  Sir Paul showed up last…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, In the News, music Tagged With: bob dylan, desert trip, donald trump, grab them by the pussy, oldchella, rolling stones

Throwback Thursday: A Cool June Night With Beyoncé

September 1, 2016 by WendyB

The MTV Video Music Awards have kept Beyoncé on my mind, so it’s a good day to finally do my Beyoncé concert post.  MrB and I caught the Formation Tour at New York’s Citi Field on June 7 — in between my return from the JCK jewelry trade show in Las Vegas and our trip…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, concerts, Fashion, music, outfit post, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: beyonce, madewell jeans, outfit post, throwback thursday

Musical Interlude: My Almost-Husband, Paul McCartney

August 12, 2016 by WendyB

Last Sunday, my real-life husband, MrB, accompanied me to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see my almost-husband, Paul McCartney, in concert. I wore the t-shirt I got at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 2014. I didn’t take a full outfit photo, but here’s a candid picture of my face during the almost-three-hour-long show….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, concerts, music

What Wendy Wore in the Rain: Paul Simon, July 4th

July 5, 2016 by WendyB

I swear that there was one New York summer in the 1990s during which we had rain every weekend. Something like 13 weekends in a row. (I’m trying to Poodle this, but I don’t want to spend all day on mid-1990s weather research, so just go with me here.) Even so, I don’t think I…

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Filed Under: concerts, gorgeous friends, holidays, music, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore

Coachella 2016: My Music Highlights

April 26, 2016 by WendyB

From the media coverage, you might think that everyone who goes to the Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif., cares more about fashion than music. (Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times — praising the way clothes serve the message in Beyonce’s new visual album Lemonade — writes, “It is the anti-Coachella: the opposite of…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, concerts, music

Anklets and Chokers. Not Just for Coachella!

April 23, 2016 by WendyB

The choker necklace has gotten so hot so fast this spring — especially at Coachella — that Vogue is ready to declare the style so over in favor of ankle bracelets, aka anklets.   Forget the choker necklace, this is the accessory you need this summer: https://t.co/FEVuX8Liqf — Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 20, 2016 When I…

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Filed Under: ankle bracelets, anklets, Celebrities, chokers, concerts, fashion trends, necklaces, Rihanna

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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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