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What Wendy Wore: Sailor Suit by Castelbajac

July 3, 2017 by WendyB

What Wendy Wore: Sailor Suit by Castelbajac

The 4th of July holiday means it is time to get out my JC de Castelbajac sailor outfit! What Wendy Wore Top: Castelbajac (2010) Pants: Castelbajac (2010) Shoes: Terry de Havilland (made in 2004, acquired in 2012) It’s a tradition! Oops! I almost forgot last year’s outing. In all this time, I’m pretty sure I’ve never…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, holidays, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, Special Occasions, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: 4th of july outfit

ANZA Gems and International Women’s Day

March 8, 2017 by WendyB

ANZA Gems and International Women’s Day

Today is officially International Women’s Day for most of us, but every day is International Women’s Day at ANZA Gems. As I’ve written before, ANZA was founded in 2014 by my friend Monica Stephenson of the jewelry blog iDazzle in order to offer a transparent journey from the gem mine to the customer. To do…

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Filed Under: feminism, holidays, In the News, Jewelry, Special Occasions Tagged With: international women's day

What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2017 by WendyB

What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day

On Valentine’s Day, I wore my 1990s leather vest by Gemma Kahng. I’ve worn it before for Valentine’s Day and anniversaries. It’s got heart buttons too. My Diana heart ring went well with the vest. You know I love theme dressing! MrB and I went to Aquagrill. They have a great oysters there. MrB likes…

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Filed Under: Fashion, holidays, Jewelry, my designs, rings, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, vests, vintage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: gemma kahng, heart jewelry, shrek, valentine's day

What to Watch for a Happy Galentine’s Day

February 14, 2017 by WendyB

What to Watch for a Happy Galentine’s Day

In honor of February 14, I’m going to dole out some tough love, because I’m tired of people who moan that occasions like Valentine’s Day are overrated, too stressful, or no fun. via GIPHY Stop waiting around for someone else to make your (holi)day! You’ve got to squeeze all the celebratory moments you can out…

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Filed Under: holidays, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day Tagged With: galentine's day, valentine's day

What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eve Masquerade

January 27, 2017 by WendyB

What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eve Masquerade

It’s “Flashback Friday,” meaning it’s a good day to get around to my New Year’s Eve outfit post. If I procrastinate on this one any longer, I’ll wind up being sucked into a long-term procrastination spiral, at the bottom of which will be the 2018 New Year’s post! To ring in 2017, my peeps and…

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Filed Under: accessories, Fashion, new year's eve, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, Special Occasions, vintage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: mckittrick hotel, Sleep No More

10 Years Ago Tonight: New Year’s Eve Throwback

December 31, 2016 by WendyB

10 Years Ago Tonight: New Year’s Eve Throwback

Ten years ago tonight, I rang in the New Year with MrB and a group of our friends at Balthazar. I had a fabulous time … … but I have never forgotten that one guest complimented my pinkish/lavender lipstick, then added,  “That’s much better on you than red.” Humph! If we ever have memory-erasing options…

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Filed Under: Fashion, holidays, new year's eve, What Wendy Wore, zang toi Tagged With: balthazar restaurant, new year's eve

Holiday Wish List

December 3, 2016 by WendyB

Holiday Wish List

The last time I did a holiday/birthday wish list — at my right-hand woman Eryn’s behest — was in 2014. That one was inspired by Gwen Stefani’s 2005 video for “Cool.” Looking back at the list, I am struck by a bad case of non-buyer’s remorse: I still yearn for that Junya Watanabe denim skirt!…

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Filed Under: holidays, shopping suggestions Tagged With: aclu, canada goose, holiday wish list, nasty necklace, non-buyer's remorse

Happy Halloween From Bananarama

October 31, 2016 by WendyB

Happy Halloween From Bananarama

If my Halloween costumes continue to be predictors of future trends, prepare yourself for the comeback of massively teased hair. I’ve always loved ’80s pop trio Bananarama … Embed from Getty Images … so I recruited my gorgeous friends Kara and Stacy to dress up as the group for an early Halloween celebration on Saturday….

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, concerts, Fashion, Halloween, holidays, music, outfit post, Special Occasions, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: bananarama

Throwback Thursday: ’80s Pop-Star Halloween Costumes

October 27, 2016 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: ’80s Pop-Star Halloween Costumes

I’m so disappointed that 1980s-themed dance club Culture Club has closed (again)! It was a good Halloween party spot for people dressed like 1980s pop stars. In 2013, my designing friend Stacy Lomman and I acquired official Devo “energy domes” (aka upside-down flowerpot hats) and blended into a Devo mural at Culture Club. It’s still…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, Halloween, holidays, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: 1980s halloween costumes, adam ant, devo, halloween costumes, rihanna

It’s Halloween Jewelry Time!

October 5, 2016 by WendyB

It’s Halloween Jewelry Time!

You know what I like about October? Halloween. And you know what I like about Halloween? It gives me an excuse to repost this gif starring my hockey mask and chainsaw earrings. (The gif was created by the fine folks at Spring, the Instagram-like shopping app.) The combination of a hockey mask and a chainsaw…

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Filed Under: Halloween, holidays, Jewelry, skulls, Special Occasions Tagged With: Halloween, halloween jewelry, jason hockey mask, jewelry sale, skull jewelry, skull jewelry on sale, texas chainsaw massacre

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