First, let me ask … … got into people at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala last night? In 2013, when the gala celebrated the opening of the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, I was let down by the dearth of crazy, punk-inspired fashion. There were a lot of standard-issue, red-carpet ballgowns that…
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What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi and a New Ring
My hair guru Keith Carpenter and his partner Olivier had a dinner party on Saturday at their beautiful apartment in Brooklyn. I dressed in the same Zang Toi jacket/faux-garter tights combo that I wore to see Cabaret in January and to Zang’s Fall 2014 runway show. What can I say? I like this outfit! What…
Throwback Thursday: April 2010 Outfits
Just for Throwback Thursday fun, here are three outfits that I wore five years ago this month. My friend Tina took this photo on a casual night when I bought a pair of crazy vintage sunglasses. I wore the sunglasses to lunch the next month. On another April night, I wore a gown by Zang…
Karl Lagerfeld Is Like His Mother
Designer Karl Lagerfeld always gives good interview and this Q&A with Amy Larocca for The Cut is no exception. I like his response to “What are you reading?”: “I will not talk about that. I like to read biographies, history, philosophical things like this. But it’s for my private use, and not for making people…
Marc by Marc Jacobs and My Yellow Rain Boots
Marc Jacobs today confirmed that his lower-priced Marc by Marc Jacobs line would be absorbed into the main Marc Jacobs brand. The move was first reported by WWD last week. My main interest in this stems from a Glamour story on the best looks of the Marc by Marc Jacobs line over the years. It…
What Wendy Wore: New York vs. Florida
At the end of last month — in between New York’s numerous snowstorms — I wore this 2004 sweater-and-skirt set out to dinner with friends. What Wendy Wore in the Cold Sweater: Alexander McQueen (2004, purchased at Bergdorf Goodman) Skirt: McQueen (2004, purchased with sweater) Boots: Prada (2008 or 2009, recently seen here) Purse: Louis…
Oscar Fashion Flashback: Jennifer Hudson in 2007
I was reading the Hollywood Reporter’s Oscar issue and it included an article analyzing what color and style of gown was most likely to be worn by winning actresses. Gold was the lucky color, worn by 50% of the winners, with white in second place at 36%. But I lost all interest in the math…
What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi and “Garters” to Cabaret
Cabaret is one of my favorite musicals, but somehow I’d never managed to see the live theater version starring Alan Cumming as the Emcee. Not in 1993, when he did it in London, nor in 1998 on Broadway. Well, he’s back in his star-making role — only through March — at Studio 54 and I…
What Wendy Wore: “Marsala” Zang Toi at the GEM Awards
The Academy Awards don’t take place until Feb. 22 in Los Angeles, but the “Academy Awards of the jewelry industry” have come and gone! Jewelers of America presented its GEM Awards — honoring “the achievements of individuals and companies whose work raises the visibility of fine jewelry and watches” — last Friday at Cipriani in…
My Best Dressed at the Golden Globes: Melissa McCarthy
It was a close race this year, but my highly coveted Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for this year’s Golden Globes goes to … Melissa McCarthy, in a menswear-influenced ensemble that she pulled together from her own closet. View image | gettyimages.com Second place goes to Emma Stone, who wore a Lanvin jumpsuit…