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Wednesday’s Video: The Drop of a Hat

September 27, 2017 by WendyB

This week’s YouTube video is about my small collection of (non-knit) hats, and it includes a tip of the hat to gorgeous blogger/Instagrammer/millinery connoisseur Style Crone. After I shot this video, I realized I dropped the ball on my best hat … … just because my top hat’s box is too big to fit onto…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, accessories, Celebrities, Fashion, hats, video Tagged With: philip treacy, top hat

My Best Dressed at the 2017 Emmys Is …

September 18, 2017 by WendyB

I’m disgusted that the 2017 Emmy Awards gave Sean Spicer the opportunity to play all cutesy and “in on the joke” during the broadcast last night. For a time, Spicer was the No. 1 liar for the white-supremacist president who is trying to tear apart our democracy. This freaky eater of gum doesn’t deserve a…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, emmys Tagged With: jane fonda, rupaul

Woman Crush Wednesday Video: Debbie Harry

August 30, 2017 by WendyB

Like one of Stefon’s club recommendations, my YouTube video for this week has everything. I talked about my longtime crush on Blondie lead singer, Debbie Harry; one of her and my favorite designers, Stephen Sprouse; and the history of rap. If you stay for the demonstration of my own straight-fire rapping skills, you get two…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, Celebrities, designers, Fashion, jackets, music, outfit post, video, video, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: blondie, debbie harry, stephen sprouse

Blonde Machination: Taylor, Miley, Game of Thrones

August 27, 2017 by WendyB

I’m glad I managed to publish Thursday’s blog post a couple of hours before Taylor Swift’s new single was released.  I stand by my praise of Swift’s matter-of-fact testimony against a sexual harasser who had the nerve to sue her for complaining about his bad behavior.  It’s too bad that she didn’t set those statements…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrities, Miley Cyrus, MTV VMAs, music Tagged With: game of thrones, taylor swift

Caught on Camera: Halle, Taylor, and Me

August 24, 2017 by WendyB

Taylor Swift announced on Wednesday that her sixth studio album, coming out November 10, will be called Reputation. That got me thinking that if I were a pop star dropping a new album, the most appropriate name for it would be Procrastination. I could schedule my album for the 10th of Never. A post shared…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Celebrities, feminism, In the News, politics Tagged With: harassment, hillary clinton, taylor swift

Let’s Look at RiRi

August 8, 2017 by WendyB

With the nuke-loving Sociopath-In-Chief threatening his fellow crazy autocrat in North Korea with “fire and fury” today, I want to forget about the news and feast my eyes on some beauty. Accordingly, here is Rihanna dressed for the annual Crop Over festival in Barbados. crawpova '17 #AuraForCropOva @aura_experience A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Rihanna Tagged With: bad gal riri, festival fashion

We Love Lucy

August 7, 2017 by WendyB

Amazon Studios announced its acquisition about a biopic about comedy icon Lucille Ball, and the news could hardly have come at a more appropriate time, considering yesterday marked the 106th anniversary of the I Love Lucy star’s birth. Happy birthday to the Queen of Comedy ??? #LucilleBall #happybirthdaylucy pic.twitter.com/mFVuBhkoLs — Rebecca (@ofpageandscreen) August 6, 2017…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrities, TV Tagged With: i love lucy, lucille ball

Wednesday’s Videos: I’m a WJA Winner!

July 26, 2017 by WendyB

A huge, huge thank you to the Women’s Jewelry Association for honoring me with an Award for Excellence for design Monday night! I was nominated for this award last year but didn’t win, and I sincerely expected the same result this year. The award recognizes a body of work, rather than a single design, and…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, awards shows, Jewelry, video Tagged With: award winner, womens jewelry association

What Wendy Wore: The Blogversary Sweater

July 24, 2017 by WendyB

Ten years ago,  MrB and I visited Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. I wore my Boleyn initial necklace. A photo we took that day was the first picture of myself on this blog, posted on July 27, 2007. As I wrote yesterday, I didn’t expect to be making a big commitment when…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, sweaters, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: Britney Spears, OK! Magazine

Rihanna Gives Me Non-Buyer’s Remorse

July 21, 2017 by WendyB

I don’t suffer buyer’s remorse too often, but I do sometimes get non-buyer’s remorse. Last year, it was these Pucci boots. This year, it’s the poufy, tulle Oscar de la Renta gown I tried on at the Los Angeles store Decades in February. That one has always nagged at me, and I was reminded of…

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Filed Under: dresses, Fashion, mullets, Rihanna, vintage Tagged With: non-buyer's remorse

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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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