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Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award

My Best Dressed at the Emmys: Woody and Matthew

August 25, 2014 by WendyB

Awards-show fashion has been all about the men this year. Once again, my coveted Best Dressed/Wear What You Want award goes to the dudes. My Emmy favorites were Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, stars of HBO’s True Detective, who wore coordinated tuxes in autumnal hues. #454163748 / gettyimages.com Five years ago, people would have made…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, emmys, my designs, rings

MTV VMAs Fashion Flashback: Madonna in 1995

August 24, 2014 by WendyB

In honor of tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards, the always-highlarious Michael K of the blog Dlisted shared a classic clip from the 1995 VMAs, when Courtney Love threw a MAC compact at Madonna before crashing the latter’s pre-show interview with Kurt Loder. “Courtney Love is in dire need of attention right now,” Madonna observed. I…

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Filed Under: awards shows, madonna, Miley Cyrus, music, vintage WendyB photos

Pharrell Does It Again

June 29, 2014 by WendyB

Singer/songwriter/producer/everything Pharrell Williams sure knows how to get everyone talking with his fashion choices. In January, his Vivienne Westwood hat stole the show at the Grammys. In March, his tuxedo shorts made a big statement at the Oscars. Tonight, I was watching True Blood instead of the BET Awards, but when I saw “Uggs” trending…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, music

Rihanna Owns the CFDA Awards … and Instagram!

June 2, 2014 by WendyB

I suspect that Rihanna has won my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the year.  Who can possibly top the sheer Adam Selman dress she wore to pick up her Fashion Icon Award at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards tonight? When it comes to red carpets, some people opt…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, Rihanna

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

Flashback: The Costume Institute Galas of the 1990s

May 5, 2014 by WendyB

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala takes place tonight, but the event wasn’t always a spring thing — it used to be held in December. I went three times in the 1990s, when regular people could buy reasonably priced tickets for dessert and dancing after the celebrity dinner. I still have the…

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Filed Under: hair, Met Gala, parties, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

Celebrity News: Rihanna’s Green Lipstick, Clooney’s Bio

May 3, 2014 by WendyB

Thanks to gorgeous blogger Vyque of Fasshonaburu for directing my attention to Rihanna’s dark green lipstick at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday. Vyque knows about my recent passion for crazy-colored lipstick. I loved Rihanna’s look from head to toe. I haven’t read anything yet about what brand the lipstick was, but if you want…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, Huffington Post, lipstick, makeup, necklaces, Rihanna

Lupita Wins My “Dress I Want Award” for the MTV Movie Awards

April 15, 2014 by WendyB

I watched Game of Thrones Sunday night (OMG, right?!!) then switched to the MTV Movie Awards right on time to see Eminem and Rihanna perform “The Monster.” Having seen the only part of the awards I was interested in, I then turned the television off and went out for some non-poisonous wine. I definitely didn’t…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, dresses, Eminem, Rihanna

Throwback Thursday: Pearl Choker at 2006 Oscars

March 13, 2014 by WendyB

I wore a pearl choker to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party this year. I wore the choker to the same event in 2006. I was wearing an emerald-green Zang Toi gown which I further accessorized with a beaded, peacock-feather fan and a tux-clad MrB. We also went to the Oscar ceremony that year, and I managed…

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Filed Under: cats, chokers, oscars, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

The Unseen Paul McCartney and the Photobombing MrB

March 4, 2014 by WendyB

Last night, I had the horrifying realization that my almost-husband Paul McCartney was at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday and — somehow — I didn’t see him. Best!Party!Ever! turned into Worst!Missed!Opportunity!Ever! in the blink of an eye. I started desperately searching for information about what time Macca and his lovely wife arrived at…

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Filed Under: Beatles, oscars, pictures of me

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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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