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Foot Fetish: 1980s Booties and Boot Styles

April 27, 2019 by WendyB

There hasn’t been a shoe that’s interested me in quite a while, but this Dior caught my eye because it reminds me of a Peter Fox style I had in the 1980s. You can just barely make out those Peter Fox shoes against my crazy striped tights in this poorly lit photo from 1986. Madonna…

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Filed Under: 80s style, boots, Fashion, foot fetish, shoes, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: anne klein couture, christian dior shoes

What Wendy Didn’t Wear: Patrick Kelly Mini Dress

March 18, 2019 by WendyB

For last week’s video on the late designer Patrick Kelly, I wore a Kelly dress that I’ve never worn out in the real world. Can you guess why this one stays in the closet? What Wendy Didn’t Wear Dress: Vintage Patrick Kelly (probably from eBay, maybe purchased around 2008?) Boots: Prada (2012-ish) If you truly…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, dresses, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: fashion designer patrick kelly, mini dress

Wednesday’s Video: All About Patrick Kelly

March 13, 2019 by WendyB

I’ve been wanting to do a video about the late fashion designer Patrick Kelly since I started doing YouTube videos in 2017. I  did one about my favorite vintage designer, Ossie Clark, right away, but I postponed Patrick because I felt that the video wouldn’t be perfect without great new photos of every Patrick Kelly…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, designers, dresses, Fashion, Street Style, video, video, vintage, vintage designers Tagged With: fashion designer patrick kelly, patrick kelly

Fashion Repeats Itself: Saint Laurent Lights Up

March 1, 2019 by WendyB

The 1980s were a decade of DayGlo, and I’ve never lost my love for neon colors. Those hot ’80s hues were inspired by 1960s fashions. I spoke about that with some experts when I wrote about neon for the Huffington Post in 2012: “Ingrid Johnson, professor of textile development and marketing at the Fashion Institute…

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Filed Under: 80s style, clothing, designers, Dogs, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion shows, fashion trends, pictures of me, vintage WendyB photos, wear what you want Tagged With: dayglo, diana dew, neon, saint laurent, stephen sprouse

Wednesday’s Video: Vintage Clothing FAQ, Part 5

August 29, 2018 by WendyB

Last year, I did four FAQ videos about vintage clothes. If you missed them, check ’em out now! Vintage clothing FAQ, part 1: Cleaning, storing, collecting. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 2: Vintage sizing and alterations. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 3: “New with tags” and other ways to find unworn vintage. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 4:…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, Fashion, video, vintage Tagged With: vintage clothes videos

Out With the Old-Old Haring Kicks, In With the New-Old

August 6, 2018 by WendyB

My old Reebok x Keith Haring sneakers — which were in dire shape to begin with — were beyond repair after I sloshed through a torrential rainstorm recently. So … out with the old-old and in with the new-old! I’m happy that I accidentally got two pairs of these in 2013 when these first came…

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Filed Under: 80s style, art, Arts & Entertainment, Fashion, shoes, sneakers Tagged With: jean-michel basquiat, keith haring, reebok

Thirty-Five Years of Madonna Fandom

July 27, 2018 by WendyB

On July 27, 1983 — 35 years ago today — Madonna’s self-titled debut album was released, and I became an instant fan. I have a big video about Madonna that I’ll post next month, but to celebrate the album anniversary, here’s a little teaser in which I talk about choosing a Madonna concert over my…

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Filed Under: 80s style, Arts & Entertainment, earrings, Fashion, Jewelry, madonna, music Tagged With: fandom

Byron Lars and My Met Gala Dream Look

May 3, 2018 by WendyB

My designing friend Stacy Lomman teaches at the famous Fashion Institute of Technology, her own alma mater. Every year, during the final semester for graduating students, the school brings in designers to mentor the students as they work on their final projects in the categories of intimate apparel, special occasion, knitwear, children’s wear, and sportswear….

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Filed Under: 80s style, Fashion, featured jewel, inspiration, jewel of the month, Jewelry, Throwback Thursday, vintage

A Fashion Playlist for My First YouTube-a-Versary

April 10, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve had my Wendy Brandes Jewelry YouTube channel up and running for one year, as of last Thursday! To celebrate, I’m putting together some playlists for you for the next couple of weeks. First up is the best of my fashion-related videos. In these, I explain “slow fashion” and “homegrown vintage”; talk about my earliest…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, designers, Fashion, homegrown vintage, video Tagged With: slow fashion, youtube playlist

Back to the ’80s With Jessie’s Girl

December 26, 2017 by WendyB

I surprised my family by asking to celebrate my big birthday on Saturday with a glamorous 5 p.m. dinner at Bareburger. What can I say? There were two little kids attending, and I enjoy The Standard burger, medium well. In reality, I was just getting warmed up for a midnight show by ’80s cover band…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, age, Arts & Entertainment, birthdays, concerts, Fashion, music, Special Occasions, video Tagged With: jessie's girl

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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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