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What Wendy Wore: Vintage to Vanity Fair

February 28, 2017 by WendyB

MrB and I were in Los Angeles for the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday. (Thanks for inviting us, Graydon Carter!) We watched the Oscars as we got dressed, and we were standing in front of the television, ready to walk out, just as Best Picture was announced. I was disappointed that La La Land…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards shows, Celebrities, christian francis roth, dresses, Fashion, oscars, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, Special Occasions, vanity fair oscar party, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: oscar party, oscars 2017, vanity fair oscar party

10 Years Ago Tonight: New Year’s Eve Throwback

December 31, 2016 by WendyB

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

Two Fashion Favorites, Two Big Magazines

September 29, 2016 by WendyB

My favorite model of all time is Linda Evangelista — and I especially like her Harper’s Bazaar covers from the 1990s, when the late Liz Tilberis was editor in chief. The September 1992 issue electrified the industry. I still have the January 1995 cover framed and hanging on my wall. It’s appropriate that the first…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, magazines, models Tagged With: harper's bazaar, jean-charles castelbajac, linda evangelista, liz tilberis, vogue

First Day of Fall, Last Dresses of Summer

September 22, 2016 by WendyB

Every year, as fall approaches, I realize I haven’t worn all my summer dresses. I raced to squeeze in a few of them recently. For a nonprofit organization’s cocktail party and dinner, I wore a JC de Castelbajac dress that I bought in Paris in 2013. What Wendy Wore Dress (with pockets!): JC de Castelbajac…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, fashion shows, New York Fashion Week, outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore, zang toi Tagged With: alison bechdel, broadway, castelbajac, fun home, louis vuitton alma, prada

Throwback Thursday: The Vintage Dollar Dress

March 24, 2016 by WendyB

Blogger StyleMom celebrated Throwback Thursday by Instagramming this 2010 photo of my notorious swear rings with my vintage dollar dress in the background. #throwbackthursday #fashion edition, meeting @wendybrandes in the green room #ifbcon, reminds me of a Biggie hook ? #jewelry #Style #getmoney A photo posted by STYLEMOM (@stylemomig) on Mar 24, 2016 at 7:58am…

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Filed Under: christian francis roth, Fashion, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage, vintage designers

What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi and a Big Day for Ears

March 16, 2016 by WendyB

My designing friend Zang Toi showed his fall 2016 collection on February 13 and I’m just now getting around to writing about it! It was bitterly cold that night and I was thinking, “What could I possibly wear that will keep me warm?” Luckily I was able to squeeze myself into a sweater/dress combination from…

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Filed Under: earrings, hats, outfit post, pictures of me, stud earrings, zang toi

Throwback Thursday: The 2006 Photo of My 2016 Oscars Dress

March 10, 2016 by WendyB

I always thought I was missing an old photo of the vintage Lillie Rubin dress that I wore to the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 28. While looking for a different picture, I found it! This is from May 2006. I don’t know what event I wore it to that year. But I’m now…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Celebrities, dresses, repeat offender collage, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What Eryn Wore: Wendy’s Chris Benz Dress

February 24, 2016 by WendyB

In 2012, I received two Chris Benz dresses that I’d ordered from a trunk show the previous fall. This was one and this was the other. I never loved the black dress. The sample fit great, but the final product didn’t live up to the original’s promise. Jean from Ghost Tailor improved it immensely, but…

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Filed Under: designers, dresses, Eryn Patton, pictures of me

Bitch Stole My Moschino!

January 26, 2016 by WendyB

I’m mad that I didn’t see this vintage Moschino dress on 1stdibs.com before someone else bought it. I already have two Moschino “message” dresses. I wore my “You Can Dress Me Up But You Can’t Take Me Out” dress for the first time in 2010. In 2014, I got the “Not Just a Pretty Dress”…

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Filed Under: designers, pictures of me, vintage

Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2015

December 29, 2015 by WendyB

Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2015. (I’m not including any of the looks from my “Outfits on Repeat in 2015” post.) Click the photos for the original posts. I felt great in the Zang Toi jacket and faux-garter tights that I wore to Zang’s runway show in February 2014, so…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, shorts, What Wendy Wore, year in review, zang toi

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