I didn’t expect the last night’s red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala to be an emotional roller coaster, but it was! And that made it a challenge to determine the most worthy recipient of my coveted Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award. The exhibit, “Manus X Machina: Fashion in…
Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award
What Wendy Wore: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Thanks to a friend’s last-minute invitation, I wound up at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s 2016 induction ceremony at Barclays Center last Friday. It was an incredibly entertaining night in a batshit-crazy kind of way. First of all, an awards show where presenters and honorees can swear as much as they like and…
My Best Dressed at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Is …
Frankly, my dears, the MTV Movie Awards show didn’t generate fashion worthy of one of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo awards. However, I do want to give a tip of the hat to model/actress Cara Delevingne for her black-and-sheer, slim-cut jumpsuit by Balmain, which she wore with black heels. Embed from Getty…
Throwback Thursday: The 2006 Photo of My 2016 Oscars Dress
I always thought I was missing an old photo of the vintage Lillie Rubin dress that I wore to the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 28. While looking for a different picture, I found it! This is from May 2006. I don’t know what event I wore it to that year. But I’m now…
The Weeks in Review, Including Oscar Coverage
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Monday, Feb. 22: Fashion repeats itself with trompe l’oiel zippers. Wednesday, Feb. 24: My Chris Benz dress looks much better on Eryn. Thursday, Feb. 25: I found a letter MrB wrote me 18 years ago. Friday, Feb. 26: Maniac Magazine called me an…
One More Oscar Post: Jenny Beavan and a Big Black Dress
The Hollywood Reporter has an interview with Oscar-winning Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan. Beavan’s casual outfit — an homage to Mad Max style — raised eyebrows at last Sunday’s ceremony. Embed from Getty Images Beavan seems like she’d be fun to hang out with. I like her attitude. She says, “.. you’ve…
Oscars 2016: My Best Dressed Runners-Up
Before I chose costume designer Sandy Powell as the recipient of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the 2016 Oscars, these ladies and gents were contenders. Alicia Vikander, who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, wowed me with her dusty yellow Louis Vuitton mullet dress. (Vuitton also…
My Best Dressed at the 2016 Oscars Is …
I’ve still got David Bowie on the brain! My prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the 2016 Oscars goes to Carol and Cinderella costume designer Sandy Powell and her Bowie tribute look. Embed from Getty Images To be eligible for my Best Dressed/Wear What You Want honor, you can’t merely look beautiful….
The Best Jewelry and Dress Combos at the Oscars
InDesign Jewelry asked a whole bunch of us jewelry peeps to blog about the Oscars. I chose to write about my favorite jewelry and dress combinations. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY. Check out the rest of the InDesign coverage of what blogger Becky Stone refers to as the “Super Bowl of Jewelry.” The posts…
What Wendy Wore: The 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
If you heard a piercing scream when Spotlight won Best Picture at last night’s Oscars … that was me. I had practically given up hope because MrB kept saying, “Oh, The Revenant is going to win.” I was also jumping up and down over Mad Max‘s six awards (I thought it deserved Best Director too). …