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What Wendy Wore: A Challenging Zac Posen Skirt

September 18, 2018 by WendyB

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

Transformation Tuesday: Redesigns Galore

July 31, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve written plenty about my love of redesigning old jewelry — including engagement rings. Once in a while, I’ll redesign clothes, which is how I wound up in a completely redesigned outfit last Saturday. I didn’t get to take a proper outfit photo due to an uncharged camera, so we’ll have to make due with…

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Filed Under: clothes, Fashion, homegrown vintage, my designs, necklaces, outfit post, pictures of me, redesigns, Y-necklace

Throwback Thursday: Tiffeau Dress Through the Years

March 29, 2018 by WendyB

I wore this vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress to a cocktail party two weeks ago. What Wendy Wore Dress: Jacques Tiffeau (acquired in 2009) Boots: Prada (2008, probably first seen here) In a post about Moschino that I wrote a couple of days before that party, I defined the “double-vintage” category of “slow fashion” as clothes…

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Filed Under: clothes, Fashion, homegrown vintage, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, style icons, Throwback Thursday, video, vintage, vintage designers Tagged With: double vintage, edie sedgwick, jacques tiffeau, slow fashion

Who Is Your Fashion Audience?

March 29, 2016 by WendyB

Some people say that women dress to impress straight men. (Not a good idea, as I’ve pointed out before.) A lot of women say they dress for themselves. I can’t believe it took a meme to capture my target audience. This includes jewelry of course! #Repost @feminiiism ・・・ MEEE #Feminism A photo posted by Wendy…

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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

Open Letter to Adventurous Dressers

October 27, 2008 by WendyB

Dear Adventurous Dressers:I love y’all. You peeps are total eye candy. I am always thankful when I see someone with unique style. But if you’re dressing in an eye-catching way, don’t whine* when people stare at you. Hello! Thefreedictionary.com defines “eye-catching” as “to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by people.” So why…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, clothes, style icons

WWWWDD? (What Would WWD Do?)

June 20, 2008 by WendyB

It would be fun to stroll around town in this strapless body stocking by Maison Martin Margiela. On sale for $499 at eLuxury One of you can tag along behind me with a video camera, recording everyone’s reaction. UPDATED TO ADD: Huge thanks to Jen for pointing out that singing model Agyness Deyn wore this…

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Filed Under: clothes, models, sales

A Tribute to YSL’s Mondrian Tribute

June 7, 2008 by WendyB

One of the most memorable pieces designed by the late Yves Saint Laurent was his Mondrian dress. Photo from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Since the original isn’t too easy to come by, you can pay tribute in Diane Von Furstenberg’s Mondian dress. The red version is on sale at Bergdorf Goodman for $251, down…

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Filed Under: clothes, designers, handbags, shoes, shopping suggestions, vintage

A Basic Wardrobe, Postscript

March 19, 2008 by WendyB

I forgot to mention an important wardrobe basic for evenings out. Double-sided tape! From 2006Vintage Marie France dress, Cleopatra Necklace by Wendy Brandes and lots of Hollywood Fashion Tape Previous Basic Wardrobe posts: Part I Part II Part III UPDATED TO ADD: Here is another shot of the necklace. Cleopatra Necklace in 18K yellow gold…

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Filed Under: clothes, dresses, my designs, necklaces, pictures of me, vintage

Tickled Pink and Yellow

March 16, 2008 by WendyB

The hot color combination for spring is pink and acid yellow. It first caught my eye at J. Crew. Then I noticed it at a store called Strawberry Jam. Yoox has a Versace jacket that combines the two. You could pair these adorable Chloe shoes from Intermix with a yellow dress from Shopbop.The inspiration for…

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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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