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Fashion Repeats Itself: Saint Laurent Lights Up

March 1, 2019 by WendyB

Fashion Repeats Itself: Saint Laurent Lights Up

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

What Wendy Wore: A Challenging Zac Posen Skirt

September 18, 2018 by WendyB

What Wendy Wore: A Challenging Zac Posen Skirt

I’ve been challenged by a particular Zac Posen skirt for 13 years. The vibrant pattern from Posen’s Spring 2005 collection caught my eye as I was transitioning from my corporate job at Lehman Brothers to running my own jewelry business. Posen used it in dresses … Embed from Getty Images … and in skirts. Embed…

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Filed Under: clothing, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, skirts, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: homegrown vintage, zac posen

Wearing My Heart on My Cape

March 5, 2009 by WendyB

As a proud New Yorker, I must, must, MUST have this cityscape cape by my wonderful designer friend Zang Toi. Coming Going I’m sure I’ve had these images on my computer since Zang presented this piece last September, but I searched them out after Zang mentioned the cape over dinner at his insanely beautiful apartment…

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Filed Under: clothing, gorgeous family, pictures of me, zang toi

Boob Bow Redux at Luxx

December 10, 2007 by WendyB

Yep! The boob bow is the new hot thing. First it was the butt bow. Now it’s the boob bow. This boob bow was brought to you by Luxx Magazine, published by the Times of London, part of the Murdock/h MegaEmpire. Speaking of MegaEmpires, did I not tell you that Google was going to punish…

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Filed Under: boob and butt bows, clothing, insanity, Murdock

New at Topshop

September 7, 2007 by WendyB

Of the Kate Moss pieces available at this moment on Topshop.com, I like this tweed jacket the most. I’d have to see it personally to decide if it was worth 75 pounds. This grey cashmere sweater is also cute, but again, 65 pounds seems like a lot for what I think of as Topshop quality….

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Filed Under: clothing, Ossie Clark, vintage

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