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Best Performance at the 2018 Grammys

January 28, 2018 by WendyB

There were quite a few great performances at the 2018 Grammys but seeing 68-year-old Patti LuPone sing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita 37 years after her first Grammys performance of that Broadway showstopper … well, that took my breath away! Thanks for forgiving composer Andrew Lloyd Webber long enough to bless us with…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, awards shows, Celebrities, Grammys, theater Tagged With: patti lupone

First Day of Fall, Last Dresses of Summer

September 22, 2016 by WendyB

Every year, as fall approaches, I realize I haven’t worn all my summer dresses. I raced to squeeze in a few of them recently. For a nonprofit organization’s cocktail party and dinner, I wore a JC de Castelbajac dress that I bought in Paris in 2013. What Wendy Wore Dress (with pockets!): JC de Castelbajac…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, fashion shows, New York Fashion Week, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore, zang toi Tagged With: alison bechdel, broadway, castelbajac, fun home, louis vuitton alma, prada

What Wendy Wore: Gareth Pugh for Our Anniversary

July 25, 2016 by WendyB

MrB and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on Friday by having dinner at Osteria al Doge and going to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. We highly recommend both experiences! I had considered re-wearing white leather halter that was part of my 2001 post-wedding-gown party outfit, but I had that thought in the middle of…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: broadway, carole king, gerry goffin, outfit post

Throwback Thursday: A Dress in London, Miami, NYC

July 21, 2016 by WendyB

For at least 10 years, MrB and I have visited London and Paris in July. We didn’t make plans this year, so I’ve been mournfully looking at my 2015 photos. This one of me — in a Keith Haring-print dress from Patricia Field — was taken in London on July 31. I think I might…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, Throwback Thursday, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: broadway, hamilton, josephine baker, shuffle along, theater

What Wendy Wore: Madewell X 2

May 9, 2016 by WendyB

I’m passionate about keeping clothes a long time … a trait that enables me to do fun collages like this. But what works with a vintage gown can get a little gross with frequently worn jeans. A few weeks ago, it occurred to me that my newest pair of jeans was five years old and…

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Filed Under: jeans, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: “Hamilton” and “Rent”

May 5, 2016 by WendyB

I’m excited that Hamilton got a record 16 Tony nominations this week. The hip-hop Broadway musical and its creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, deserve every damn award they get: the Pulitzer Prize, the Grammy, the MacArthur Foundation grant, and all the others. Click here to watch the Hamilton Grammy performance. If you haven’t seen Hamilton…

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Filed Under: theater, Throwback Thursday

What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark to See Shakespeare

April 7, 2016 by WendyB

This spring is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. (How did I forget Shakespeare’s wife was named Anne Hathaway? LOL.) To mark the event, the Royal Shakespeare Company has brought the playwright’s Great Cycle of Kings to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, and Henry V are…

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Filed Under: Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, theater, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: Vintage Ungaro to “Hamilton”

September 22, 2015 by WendyB

MrB and I went to the Broadway production of hot-hot-hot musical Hamilton tonight. Despite the uniformly rave reviews for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop interpretation of Ron Chernow’s 2005 biography of Alexander Hamilton, I was dreading the evening a little. I was originally supposed to see Hamilton on March 26, when it was downtown at the Public…

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Filed Under: music, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, things to do in nyc, What Wendy Wore

Wanderlust 2015: London, Bath and Alexander McQueen

August 12, 2015 by WendyB

I’m in need of a vacation … from the vacation I just took. MrB and I like to spend our off-time in other cities, especially London and Paris. We wind up dashing from dinners with friends to the theater, from the theater to concerts, from concerts to museums. Last year, we got in some relaxation…

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Filed Under: designers, museums, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, travel, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: An Act of God

July 29, 2015 by WendyB

You’ve got until Sunday, Aug. 2, to catch actor Jim Parsons (aka Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory) in An Act of God at Studio 54. Parsons plays God, who is wrestling with “wrath-management” issues while he’s in the midst of updating the Ten Commandments. The by-the-book angel Gabriel is played by Tim Kazurinsky…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, theater, things to do in nyc, What Wendy Wore

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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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