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Bastille Day Jewelry Blues

July 14, 2021 by WendyB

Bonne Fête Nationale! It’s le quatorze juillet — or what we non-French people call “Bastille Day,” which we do because we’re horribly plouc. Back in the day, I was lucky enough to be in Paris on July 14 three years in a row, so I have fond memories of the Eiffel Tower’s fireworks and wearing…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, holidays, jewelry designer, necklaces, Special Occasions

Make L.L. Bean Your Valentine in 2022

February 19, 2021 by WendyB

Put a note in your calendar now, because you’re going to want to get L.L. Bean’s Valentine’s-Day-red boots when the limited run becomes available again early in 2022. I stumbled upon them this year and I was unable to resist. Behold the cuteness! Unfortunately, the boots are now sold out online; the product page isn’t…

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Filed Under: boots, Fashion, holidays, never is the next new thing, pictures of me, shoes, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day Tagged With: l.l. bean, l.l. bean duck boots

Jewel of the Month: Lip Necklace in 18K Gold

February 17, 2021 by WendyB

Whether you love Valentine’s Day or loathe it, the days immediately following the holiday are kind of awesome. First of all, the big Whitman’s Sampler chocolate assortments are on sale in all the drugstores to make room for the Easter candy. If you’re buying for me, I do prefer Whitman’s Samplers to Russell Stover boxes,…

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Filed Under: featured jewel, holidays, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, sale, sales, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day Tagged With: emoji jewelry, kiss jewelry, lip emoji jewelry

What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eves Through 2021

January 2, 2021 by WendyB

A lot of people say that New Year’s Eve is no fun, they never have anything to do, they’re never invited anywhere, yada yada yada. But why are y’all leaving things to chance? One thing I’ve learned in life is that if you want to have a party, your best bet is to throw your…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, golden girls gang, homegrown vintage, new year's eve, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: balthazar nyc, corsets, homegrown vintage, new year's eve, slow fashion movement

Happy Trump-Rat Thursday!

November 26, 2020 by WendyB

I’ve always disliked Thanksgiving. Good holidays involve gifts, costumes, and/or fireworks. Thanksgiving has none of those. What does it have? Dysfunctional family behavior; mandatory binge eating; football (ooh, racism and brain damage!); and a feel-good spin on the fact that white Europeans sailed to another continent, said, “This is ours now,” and decimated the people…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, holidays Tagged With: biden harris 2020, fuck donald trump, republican party, thanksgiving, thanksgiving parade, the caldwell factory, trump rat, trump rat balloon, trumprat

What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day Fail

February 20, 2020 by WendyB

Last Valentine’s Day, I was disappointed that I didn’t put more effort into my outfit. I do adore the floofy H&M jacket gifted to me by OG blogger Sheila of Ephemera in 2018. It’s Valentine’s-worthy red and even vaguely heart-shaped thanks to its puffy shoulders. But, as you can see, I lazily wore it with…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, holidays, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: outfit fail

What Wendy Wore: Decade to Decade

January 1, 2020 by WendyB

In the words of Mariah Carey, “Time is not something I acknowledge.” But everyone is posting their “beginning of the decade, end of the decade” photos, so I’ll play along. One of these photos is from New Year’s Eve 2010 and one is from New Year’s Eve 2020. What Wendy Wore Dress: Zang Toi Shoes…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, designers, dresses, Fashion, holidays, homegrown vintage, new year's eve, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, Special Occasions, What Wendy Wore, Words of Wisdom, zang toi Tagged With: 10 year challenge, flo kennedy, Mariah Carey, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Spend Time With the Obamas on Christmas!

December 25, 2019 by WendyB

On December 25, I normally wish my readers a “Merry Titmas” and bless them with a photo of vintage pin-up star Bettie Page. However, in light of the persistent right-wing lie about a “war on Christmas,” here’s a Merry Christmas montage from Barack and Michelle Obama. For contrast, here’s the supposed savior talking to a…

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Filed Under: holidays, Special Occasions Tagged With: happy hanukkah, merry christmas, merry christmas to all the assholes, merry titmas

Throwback Thursday: Purrkoy for Meowloween

October 31, 2019 by WendyB

Happy Halloween! Thank you to Instagrammer and cat-lover Mattie for creating this beautiful pumpkin tribute to the late, great Purrkoy the Kitten. Speaking of pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Gigi the dog left us exactly two years ago at the impressive age of 16.  As I’ve written before: “The ancient Celts believed that…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, Halloween, holidays, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: gigi the dog, meowloween, pumpkins, purrkoy the kitten

Happy Taco Tuesday!

October 29, 2019 by WendyB

As you can see, we’re ready for Meowloween here. If you love cute cats and you’re not already following these kittehs on Instagram, you should rectify that now! FitzRoy is here, and Robin is here.

Filed Under: Animals, cats, Halloween, holidays, Special Occasions Tagged With: cats in costume, exotic shorthair cats, meowloween, taco cats

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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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