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Year in Review: 2019’s Top Fashion Slays

December 31, 2019 by WendyB

Cardi B and her stylist, Kollin Carter, slayed alllll year, from a vintage Thierry Mugler dress at the Grammys in February … Embed from Getty Images … to a Thom Browne extravaganza at the Met Gala in May … Embed from Getty Images … to the outrageous feathered coat by Saulo Villela for Adrienne Landau that she…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, Fashion, wear what you want, Wear What You Want icon, year in review Tagged With: cardi b, celine dion, indya moore, jennifer lopez, kollin carter, versace

Words of Wisdom From Gianni Versace and Liu Qianping

January 17, 2013 by WendyB

I posted an eye-catching vintage dress by Versace’s diffusion label, Versus, earlier this month. Gorgeous designer/blogger/stylist/neighbor/BFF Stacy Lomman took notice and paid me a visit with a big Versace book in hand. She thought she spotted the Versace season that was then re-interpreted by Versus. While I flipped through the book admiring the photos of…

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Filed Under: age, models, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, versace, vintage WendyB photos, wear what you want, Wear What You Want icon, Words of Wisdom

With Age Comes Wisdom … and IDGAF Style

August 7, 2012 by WendyB

I’m amused by the many people on my Twitter timeline who think that old age begins at 30. That doesn’t surprise me; I felt the same way. (Now 30 is the good old days to me. Oh, if only I knew then what I know now, etc.) It’s human nature. In 1827, the almost-49-year-old English…

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Filed Under: age, blogs and bloggers, my designs, necklaces, obits, red lipstick, swear rings, Wear What You Want icon

Usher Was at the BET Awards; Nick Rhodes Is an Icon

July 2, 2012 by WendyB

I was headed out the door when the BET Awards came on last night, but I noticed my Twitter timeline blowing up with derogatory references to singer Usher and his “pink boots.”  During dinner, I kept wondering what he was wearing to cause such shock and dismay. For some reason, I kept envisioning baby-pink cowboy…

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“Wear What You Want” Icon: Grace Jones

June 5, 2012 by WendyB

Grace Jones has always been a “Wear What You Want” icon … CLICK FOR THE FAMOUS “ISLAND LIFE” ALBUM COVER BY JEAN-PAUL GOUDE … but anyone who didn’t know that got schooled by Jones’s performance at Monday’s Diamond Jubilee concert in London. For the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the English throne,…

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Bjork’s Swan Dress Should Meet This Angry Birds Dress

December 7, 2011 by WendyB

I relish an excuse for theme dressing. You can count on me to wear a heart dress on Valentine’s Day, an earring from an ’80s Madonna video to a Madonna concert and Gaga rings to a Lady Gaga concert. When MrB retired from his job at the Wall Street Journal in 2007, I wore a…

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“Wear What You Want” Icon: Iggy Pop

April 21, 2011 by WendyB

Today is punk rocker Iggy Pop’s 64th birthday, but he’s been on my mind since last month. At the time, I was sitting in a doctor’s office, reading a 2010 New Yorker, when I came across an article on how the often-shirtless Pop was promoting a line of t-shirts. The article noted, “…neither age nor…

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“Wear What You Want” Icon: Cate Blanchett

April 13, 2011 by WendyB

Actress Cate Blanchett has become known for her bold fashion choices. I think we’d all be surprised if she turned up at an event looking merely “pretty.” Embed from Getty Images The couture gown by Givenchy that Blanchett wore to this February’s Oscars was no exception. Embed from Getty Images I didn’t love that dress…

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“Wear What You Want™” Icon: Helena Bonham Carter

February 8, 2011 by WendyB

I laughed out loud — in delight! — when I saw actress Helena Bonham Carter’s wild hair, exposed tulle and, especially, her mismatched shoes at the Golden Globes in January. Embed from Getty Images Would I wear this outfit? No. Do I love a woman whose outfits scream, “Fuck you, fashion police!”? Hell, yeah! I…

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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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