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Wanderlust 2014: Scenic Santa Monica, California

September 15, 2014 by WendyB

MrB and I went to California on Labor Day weekend to visit family and friends. We stayed near the beach in Santa Monica and it was so beautiful, daytime … … and nighttime. The buildings were pink, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky … … and the Champagne sangria was delicious. MrB and I…

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Filed Under: Broken English, Gangsta Boo, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, poison rings, t-shirts, travel, What Wendy Wore

Concert Adventure, Part I: Waiting for the Monster Tour

August 19, 2014 by WendyB

In March, when Rihanna and Eminem announced the dates for their joint, three-city Monster Tour, I wasn’t sure what tickets to get.  It would be practical to get seated tickets, but in huge venues like New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which has over 80,000 seats, even the best seats are fairly far away from the stage….

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Filed Under: concerts, Eminem, gorgeous friends, music, my designs, necklaces, pictures of me, Rihanna, rings, Skylar Grey, swear rings

Wanderlust 2014: My First, But Not Last, Trip to Greece

August 13, 2014 by WendyB

While traveling in Europe last month, I did some things that I’d wanted to do for decades. I visited Liverpool, which I first dreamed of doing in 1980. I’m glad Mark Lewisohn, the author of Tune In, the 2013 book about the Beatles that prompted me to finally take the trip, saw that I credited…

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Filed Under: books, cats, Dogs, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, pictures of me, restaurants, travel

Throwback Thursday: One Gold Dress Over Three Years

July 24, 2014 by WendyB

Last July 29, I attended the Women’s Jewelry Association Gala wearing, appropriately, all gold. I looked up that outfit post while contemplating what to wear to the 2014 WJA event, taking place next Monday. That’s when I realized that I always wore the same gold shoes with the same gold dress. Check it out! The…

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Filed Under: pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, Stacy Lomman, Throwback Thursday, What Wendy Wore

Happy Birthday to Paul McCartney; Outfits for Ringo

June 18, 2014 by WendyB

Happy birthday to my almost-husband, Paul McCartney! He turns the big SEVEN-TWO today. When I was 13, I desperately wanted to marry Paul, who was inconveniently married to Linda at the time. I subdued my jealousy by telling myself that it would never work out between us, even if he got divorced (and divorce was…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, music, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: Platinum and Bricks at JCK Las Vegas

June 6, 2014 by WendyB

Last weekend, I attended JCK Las Vegas, the ginormous jewelry trade show, for the second time. In 2013, I was there to speak about the next-generation customer, alongside jewelry expert Cheryl Kremkow. This year, I was invited by Platinum Guild International, so, naturally, I wore a lot of platinum! The first thing I did was…

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

Throwback Thursday: Who Is the Real Ostrich?

May 29, 2014 by WendyB

I LOL’d this morning when I noticed that my designing friend Stacy Lomman Instagrammed a photo of me in which I’m wearing her faux ostrich jacket while hanging out with a friend in South Africa last year. I thought her captions were really helpful. This jacket always gets so much attention, and, sometimes, uninvited stroking….

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Filed Under: pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, Throwback Thursday

The Weeks in Review

May 4, 2014 by WendyB

The past two weeks have been wild around here! The big news was the announcement that the Columbia Daily Spectator — the undergraduate newspaper of my alma mater, Columbia University — would focus on its website, while reducing its printing schedule from five times a week to once a week. As the chairman of the…

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Filed Under: cats, columbia daily spectator, Eminem, journalism, leopard print, lipstick, MrB stories, news, newspapers, pictures of me, Press, social media, Stacy Lomman, vintage designers, week in review, wendy's bio

What Wendy Wore: Patrick Kelly Opening in Philadelphia

May 2, 2014 by WendyB

The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated its Patrick Kelly “Runway of Love” exhibit with an opening night party on Saturday. MrB, gorgeous designing friend Stacy Lomman and I put on our party clothes and drove to Philly for the celebration. I’m a big fan of Kelly, who died — too young, of AIDS — on…

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Filed Under: 80s style, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, leopard print, museums, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: Blue Lipstick #2 by Melt Cosmetics

March 10, 2014 by WendyB

I was very pleased with the blue lipstick — Doll by Ka’Oir — that I wore to my designing friend Zang Toi’s Fall/Winter 2014 runway show last month. Because I was happy with that one, I wasn’t planning on buying another blue lipstick, but I couldn’t resist a deeper shade by Melt Cosmetics, mainly because…

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Filed Under: blue lipstick, movies, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, Stacy Lomman, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

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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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