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What Wendy Wore: Nautical for Nautica

August 26, 2010 by WendyB

Nautica invited a group of fashion bloggers for cocktails and a boat ride last night. Just what I’d been waiting for! A second chance to wear my new Castelbajac sailor outfit. Gorgeous bloggers Midtown Girl, Jordana, Julia and Tricia were amused to see me dressed in costume. What Wendy Wore Top: Castelbajac (2010) Pants: Castelbajac…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: castelbajac

What Wendy Wore: Christopher Cross & a Cougar

July 20, 2010 by WendyB

Remember how I asked you to guess whether or not I got the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sailor outfit? It was a trick question! I got a navy blue version of the white pants I was wearing in the picture and a different nautical-themed top. So, yes, I got a head-to-toe outfit, but it wasn’t the…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, Family Guy, movies, music, travel, TV, What Wendy Wore

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

Who Says I’m Hard to Shop For?

December 19, 2009 by WendyB

My birthday is on December 23 and I was excited to tell y’all exactly what I wanted: a metal eye patch like the one worn by Alexander Skarsgard in Lady Gaga‘s Paparazzi video. It was listed for only $102 at Not Just a Label. Unfortunately, someone bought the eye patch before I could post about…

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Filed Under: accessories, Castelbajac, lady gaga, music, rings, swear rings Tagged With: lady gaga

Tricky Pick of the Day

November 6, 2009 by WendyB

I have a weakness for trompe l’oeil clothing: Trompe l’oeil stitched motorcycle jacket Trompe l’oeil safety pin skirt Trompe l’oeil zipper dress Trompe l’oeil ribbon neckline dress Trompe l’oeil Lego dress But I don’t like wearing a “crisp white shirt.” The fact that a “crisp white shirt” is supposed to be a wardrobe staple irks…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, shopping suggestions, tops Tagged With: proenza schouler

Hair-Raising Times With The Shoe Girl

October 20, 2009 by WendyB

Last week, gorgeous blonde blogger The Shoe Girl came to town and took me to the FFANY Shoes on Sale party at Lincoln Center. I wore a strapless Jean-Charles de Castelbajac motorcycle-zipper dress that I got in Paris this summer. The dress made me a little crazy. I was inspired to try a hairstyle that…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, dresses, jackets, outfit post, pictures of me Tagged With: matsuri

Smile and the World Smiles With You

September 25, 2009 by WendyB

I don’t know why I love this Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sweater, but I do. Gorgeous blogger ENC of Observationmode says, “Now you need to get it, put it on, then spill the filling from a raspberry jelly-filled donut down the front so it will look like it was shot in the head.” That would be…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, designers, jackets, sweaters, vintage

More Adventures in California

August 28, 2009 by WendyB

I’ve moved on from L.A. to Napa Valley. On the way, I stopped in San Francisco and had dinner with four gorgeous bloggers at NOPA. From left to right: Catie of Cuffington, Annie of Poetic & Chic, Mai of Fashioni.st, Patti of CuteMess and me in my Francis sailor dress. In Napa Valley, I helped…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, dresses, flower pinching, food, pictures of me, restaurants, travel Tagged With: NOPA

Not Exactly a Dime a Dozen

August 12, 2009 by WendyB

When I get a particularly amazing piece of clothing, I don’t like to show it to people — or even tell them about it — until I get to wear it. That can take months or, occasionally, years. I’m making an exception to my rule due to gorgeous blogger Couture Carrie, who last month wrote…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, christian francis roth, vintage Tagged With: dollar dress

Paris, Day 6: More Castelbajac

July 20, 2009 by WendyB

After going to the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac store in London and finding cute shoes and a top, I was unable to resist a look at the Paris store…just in case I missed something! I tried on the dress below in both blue and green. It was adorable but a couple of sizes too large and…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, designers, dresses, pictures of me, travel Tagged With: Jean Charles de Castelbajac

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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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