A Proust Questionnaire, answered by a famous person, is always on the last page of Vanity Fair magazine. As Vanity Fair describes it, “The questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922), the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an…
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The Weather Gods Are Angry
I was wondering why it has been so windy and cold New York the past couple of days. It turns out that the weather gods are trying to blow Heather Mills home to England. This hasn’t done Heather’s new hairdo any favors. WHOOSH! Spring won’t come as long as Heather is here, so if you…
Ass Flowers Are the New Butt Bow
I loved handsome blogger Dale‘s comment on my last post, referring to the Zang Toi dress that I wore to an Oscar party: “Awesome, why do I never get invited? Next time, it’s flowers on my ass and I’m a shoo-in!” Meanwhile, my gorgeous friend Jane, who was at the party, wondered, “Were the flowers…
Gorgeous Blogger Overload
Check out gorgeous blogger Pamela’s account of gorgeous blogger Jennine’s party earlier this week. A bunch o’ bloggers.Photo from Market Publique I wore a vintage jumpsuit from gorgeous blogger Cherie at Shrimpton Couture. I think I wore it backwards, but that’s how I liked it. So there. With gorgeous blogger Vyque.Photo from Vyque.
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Gorgeous blogger Jennine from The Coveted is in town for Fashion Week, so she stopped by my apartment to meet the dogs and rummage through my closet. She got very attached to my Louis Vuitton gold platforms, as you can see. Jennine is wearing my shoes better than I do.The tennis ball behind her belongs…
Rub Me the Right Way
Here is a preview of my newest jewelry design. It’s a genie in a bottle, available as a necklace or as cufflinks. This is a picture of the cufflink version, showing the silver “bottle” with its black pearl stopper. © Wendy Brandes Here is the cufflink in action on my gorgeous father’s sleeve. GeorgeB’s new…
Keep Your Pants On
When I told y’all that I was on Twitter, I warned you that I had a limited number of topics to tweet about, with a favorite being “I can’t sleep.” Not long ago, after I tweeted an insomnia complaint, gorgeous blogger Gnarlitude Jen tweeted back a quote from former Gucci designer Tom Ford: “Bedtime ritual:…
Deirdre’s Got It in the Bag
Gorgeous blogger Deirdre of Craft Cabana made me a beautiful bag as a belated birthday gift. I am so impressed by the quality of her work and attention to detail. Gorgeous, right? Note the contrasting lining AND zippered pocket. I love it when bags have little metal feet Thanks, Deirdre! UPDATED TO ADD: In other…
Boudicca Jacket
Somewhere, there is a gorgeous blogger who likes Boudicca. Sadly, I can’t remember who she is, even though I did remember that I said I’d take a picture of my Boudicca jacket for her — last year. Here it is at last, mystery person! Maybe next year I’ll take a better photo, because I’m not…
Congrats to Zang Toi, CFR and … Me!
My designing friend Zang Toi was honored by the American Cancer Society last week for being the #1 fundraiser for Livestrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation. In addition to holding fundraising events and sales, Zang rode in the Livestrong Challenge. That’s dedication! Zang and Lance Armstrong Naturally, I wore one of my many Zang Toi dresses…