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Throwback Thursday: April 2010 Outfits

April 23, 2015 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: outfit post, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

Oscar Fashion Flashback: Jennifer Hudson in 2007

February 21, 2015 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, jackets, oscars, Stacy Lomman, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi and “Garters” to Cabaret

January 21, 2015 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: outfit post, pictures of me, theater, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: “Marsala” Zang Toi at the GEM Awards

January 14, 2015 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: awards shows, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2014

December 27, 2014 by WendyB

Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2014. Click the photos for the original posts. I love vintage clothes, so I wore a Spring 1992 Versace dress to my New Year’s party.  I last wore it to ring in the year 2008. A few weeks ago, I discovered this little photo of…

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Filed Under: outfit post, pictures of me, versace, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore, year in review, zang toi

Great Minds Think Alike … About Pink Matador Jackets

September 23, 2014 by WendyB

I had a moment of deja vu when I saw a photo of a pink matador-style jacket on the runway at Dolce & Gabbana’s Spanish-inspired Spring 2015 show on Sunday. #455868766 / gettyimages.com My designing friend Zang Toi did a pink matador jacket for his Spanish-inspired collection for Spring 2010. You can see a matching…

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Filed Under: designers, great minds think alike, zang toi

Zang Toi, Jill Abramson, and the Jewel of the Month

September 12, 2014 by WendyB

Zang Toi’s Spring 2015 runway show this week reminded me that I had an outfit photo with a Zang dress that I’ve been meaning to post since May! What Wendy Wore Dress: Zang Toi (2007?) Purse: Prada (2007) Shoes: Prada (2010) I’d have to ask Zang exactly what season this dress is from, but I…

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Filed Under: Eryn Patton, jewel of the month, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi’s 25th Anniversary Show

September 10, 2014 by WendyB

Last night, I went to my designing friend Zang Toi’s Spring 2015 runway show at Lincoln Center. The show was also a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Zang’s line. That’s a long run in fashion! You have to multiply fashion years the way you would dog years. Like, 25 years in fashion is at…

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Filed Under: dresses, fashion shows, models, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What We Wore: Independence Day Colors

July 5, 2014 by WendyB

MrB and I had a 4th of July dinner with our designing friend Zang Toi last night. Zang and I made a nice red, white and blue pair. Zang wore one of his trademark, self-designed mini-kilts. (I love those shoes he wears with them; I’m noticing a lot of menswear looks in women’s shoes for…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, holidays, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Hanging Out at Zang Toi’s Showroom

May 23, 2014 by WendyB

My designing friend Zang Toi had a sample sale earlier this week, and I joined him at his showroom to sell my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes jewelry. In between customers, I admired Zang’s offerings, including this dress from his Spring 2014 “Ballet Babe” collection. I couldn’t resist trying on a couple of dresses. I decided…

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Filed Under: outfit post, pictures of me, sale, WENDYB by Wendy Brandes, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

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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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