MrB and I celebrated our 17th anniversary on Sunday with a low-key local dinner. I wore a t-shirt and denim shorts rather than the Gareth Pugh outfit I wore for our previous two anniversaries. Another thing I wasn’t wearing was my chunky wedding band. Why? Because I lost my own damn ring! I always give…
Special Occasions
My 11th Blogversary!
I started this blog 11 years ago today with “just a placeholder.” Shout out to Britney Spears, who — a couple of days later — inspired me to start writing a lot more than I’d planned to. Since July 23, 2007, I’ve published 3,746 posts, meaning I’ve added about 250 after celebrating my 10th blogversary…
Flashback Friday: Gareth Pugh in Las Vegas
MrB and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary this Sunday, and I’m not sure what to wear. The past two years, I stuck to the same outfit: A strange hot pants/maxi skirt hybrid by Gareth Pugh, paired with a shiny L’Agence top. It’s a great look for a Boomerang video! Gareth Pugh skirt/shorts thing…
2018 Met Gala: The Best of the Rest
I feel like I should do one of those “Previously on …” intros that new television episodes start with. Read this to yourself in an announcer-type voice: Previously, on this blog, Wendy Brandes bestowed her Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the 2018 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art —…
My Best Dressed at the 2018 Oscars Is …
Last night’s Academy Awards — the 90th such ceremony but the first of the #TimesUp, post-Harvey Weinstein era — had its highs and lows, both off the red carpet and on it. And there’s no getting to the red carpet without dealing with everything else first. On the bright side, Jordan Peele was nominated for…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part IV
Time to wrap up my look back through my own Oscar fashions. If you missed my earlier posts, catch up on them now. Part I: 2003 – 2005 in vintage, plus a compliment from Renee Zellweger. Part II: 2006 – 2009, with a cameo from George Clooney and all kinds of butt adornments. Part III:…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part III
If you’re just tuning in to today’s flurry of blog posts, I’m going through my Oscar and Oscar party looks from 2003 though 2017. Part I: 2003 – 2005 in vintage, plus a compliment from Renee Zellweger. Part II: 2006 – 2009, with a cameo from George Clooney and all kinds of butt adornments. Lo…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part II
To celebrate tonight’s Academy Awards — and console myself for not being there this year — I’m reminiscing about my personal Oscar fashion archive. Picking up where I left off in Part I, Part II begins in 2006. Beauty-wise, I skipped the faux-ny tail again and, thankfully, opted for straight hair. I had enough going…
Throwback Thursday: Partying Like It’s 1998
MrB and I are celebrating our 20th date-a-versary today. That means that on this day in 1998, he and I started … um … “going steady”? “Became an item”? I’m not sure how to word it in a way that doesn’t make y’all feel like … Phoebe Buffay GIF from Phoebe GIFs It wasn’t our…
Happy Valentine’s Day From Hi-Rez and Me
If you need an emergency Valentine’s Day card, I suggest that you print out this romantic message from rapper Hi-Rez. Happy Valentine’s Day pic.twitter.com/QqnMrbuLMA — Hi-Rez (@HiRezTheRapper) February 14, 2018 Who wouldn’t be charmed by that missive? Especially when you point out that Hi-Rez is wearing the awesome nameplate necklace I made for him ……