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Your Move, Zendaya. Bring Back That Mullet.

March 11, 2016 by WendyB

Gorgeous actress/singer/wig enthusiast Zendaya has moved on from the mullet wig that she wore to the Grammy Awards last month. Embed from Getty Images At the Louis Vuitton show in Paris this week, she was back to regular long hair. When you swear you walking the show??? #lvaw16 @louisvuitton A photo posted by Zendaya (@zendaya)…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, hair, mullets, pictures of me

Throwback Thursday: The 2006 Photo of My 2016 Oscars Dress

March 10, 2016 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Celebrities, dresses, repeat offender collage, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

The Weeks in Review, Including Oscar Coverage

March 6, 2016 by WendyB

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…

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One More Oscar Post: Jenny Beavan and a Big Black Dress

March 4, 2016 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, oscars

Oscars 2016: My Best Dressed Runners-Up

March 3, 2016 by WendyB

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…

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

My Best Dressed at the 2016 Oscars Is …

March 2, 2016 by WendyB

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….

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

The Best Jewelry and Dress Combos at the Oscars

March 1, 2016 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Celebrities, oscars

What Wendy Wore: The 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

February 29, 2016 by WendyB

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). …

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Celebrities, movies, oscars, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: Spotlight’s Marty Baron at Spectator

February 28, 2016 by WendyB

I’m watching the Oscars now, hoping that Spotlight will win all six of its categories, including Best Picture. Not only was it an excellent movie about investigative journalism, but one of the real-life people portrayed in the movie is someone I’ve known for a long time! That person is Marty Baron, who was played very…

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Filed Under: columbia daily spectator, journalism, movies, oscars, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: Daisies and Dave Stewart

February 18, 2016 by WendyB

Erica M. Blumenthal, writing for the New York Times Thursday Styles section, has declared that this is the year of the daisy: “Expect a floral explosion as spring fashion starts to arrive in stores, and no flower is getting more love this season than the daisy. The relentlessly cheerful print, iconic in a grungy way…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, lockets, music, my designs, necklaces, newspapers, poison rings, rings, shoes, Throwback Thursday

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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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