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Fashion Repeats Itself: Faux Ostrich Feathers

October 7, 2015 by WendyB

Last week, I visited family near Chicago. During the trip, I gave my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, her redesigned engagement ring. I also built this fabulous brick city. It was chilly outside the Windy City, so I wore my faux-ostrich feather jacket by Stacy Lomman. I didn’t take a new outfit photo with it, so here…

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Filed Under: Fashion Repeats Itself, jackets, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, vests

Throwback Thursday: Duran Duran, 1980s and Now

September 24, 2015 by WendyB

I’m having a belated, band-related fashion trauma! Ten days ago, I saw Duran Duran for the first time since 1987. The band was at Terminal 5 in New York to support their new album, Paper Gods, and my designing friend Stacy Lomman and I were there in the second row. That day, I deeply regretted…

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Filed Under: 80s style, concerts, music, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

Wanderlust 2015: Feathers Flying in St. Tropez

August 17, 2015 by WendyB

I’ve got a 1980s Bain de Soleil ad jingle stuck in my head: “Bain de Soleil, for the Saint Tropez tan …” St. Tropez was the third and final stop on our recent trip to Europe. Our friend Scott was having his 50th-birthday party at the beautiful chateau where we’d celebrated his wedding in 2008….

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Filed Under: gorgeous friends, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, travel, What Wendy Wore

Wanderlust 2015: What Wendy Wore in Paris

August 13, 2015 by WendyB

We left London for Paris on Monday, August 3. Paris empties out in August because so many Parisians take a nice long holiday. (Several of our Parisian friends were in New York while we were in their city.) I think everyone who was left in the city was sitting along the Seine that night. Whenever…

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Filed Under: art, blogs and bloggers, gorgeous friends, museums, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, travel, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: That Zandra Rhodes Dress

June 19, 2015 by WendyB

I went to a party last night and, as you might have guessed from yesterday’s post, I wore my vintage Zandra Rhodes dress/caftan. Hair-styling goddess Julie Matos of the Warren-Tricomi salon put a lot of thought into the right ‘do for my outfit. Zandra is famous for her bright pink hair … View image |…

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Filed Under: hair, models, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: “Ostrich” Vest by Stacy Lomman

April 30, 2015 by WendyB

My gorgeous friend Stacy Lomman designs her own clothing line and teaches up-and-coming designers at the Fashion Institute of Technology. FIT’s year-end student fashion show was held tonight, and Stacy brought me along. Nicole Richie was there too. I wore a long, faux-ostrich vest from Stacy’s Fall 2012 collection, but I didn’t get an outfit…

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Filed Under: Stacy Lomman, Throwback Thursday

Oscar Fashion Flashback: Jennifer Hudson in 2007

February 21, 2015 by WendyB

I was reading the Hollywood Reporter’s Oscar issue and it included an article analyzing what color and style of gown was most likely to be worn by winning actresses. Gold was the lucky color, worn by 50% of the winners, with white in second place at 36%. But I lost all interest in the math…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, jackets, oscars, Stacy Lomman, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: “Marsala” Zang Toi at the GEM Awards

January 14, 2015 by WendyB

The Academy Awards don’t take place until Feb. 22 in Los Angeles, but the “Academy Awards of the jewelry industry” have come and gone! Jewelers of America presented its GEM Awards — honoring “the achievements of individuals and companies whose work raises the visibility of fine jewelry and watches” — last Friday at Cipriani in…

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Filed Under: awards shows, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Versace Dress From 2004 New Year’s Eve

January 2, 2015 by WendyB

If you read this post about what I wore for New Year’s Eve in 1994 and 2004, you must have figured out that I was going to wear the red Versace dress from 2004 again. I can’t resist a 10-year fashion anniversary. What Wendy Wore for New Year’s Eve Dress: Versace (2004) Shoes: Prada (pre-2005)…

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Filed Under: gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, new year's eve, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore

Wanderlust 2014: The Biennale de Paris

September 22, 2014 by WendyB

The French newspaper Le Monde is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and MrB was invited to the Le Monde Festival to speak on a panel about the future of journalism. After MrB did his journalism-related work, I had a little business to do. The Biennale de Paris is a show of antiques, artwork and jewelry, and…

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Filed Under: gorgeous friends, jewelry designer, outfit post, pictures of me, trade shows, travel, What Wendy Wore

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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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