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November 15, 2007 by WendyB

I would have loved to get my hands on this ’50s Helen Barbieri gown, but someone else snatched it up from Vintageous. And I pondered this Bill Blass coat on Poshvintage.com but felt guilty about having so many coats already. I was relieved when someone else bought it and saved me from myself. Separately, why…

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Filed Under: coats, dresses, NaBloPoMo, vintage

I Am Not a Puritan

October 25, 2007 by WendyB

As I mentioned in this post, I am not now nor have I ever been a Puritan, despite my appearance in this 1994 photo (short hair, no-dancing policy). I am a Sex-ay Pilgrim! I call this vintage Donald Brooks gown the Sex-ay Pilgrim Dress because of the combination of severely tailored black wool and plunging…

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Filed Under: dresses, pictures of me, vintage

Send in the Fabulous Clowns

October 22, 2007 by WendyB

I’m madly in love with this over-the-top vintage Clovis Ruffin sweater, available for $275 on eBay. This is one of those pieces where I thought, “Oh my God! No!” swiftly followed by “I love it, I need it, I want to marry it!” So Isabella Blow-meets-Minnie Mouse! If you can rock this, you have achieved…

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Filed Under: dresses, Ossie Clark, pictures of me, shopping suggestions, sweaters, vintage

Bright Ideas

September 10, 2007 by WendyB

Silk jersey dress (above), $195 from Midcenturychic.com $395 from Vintageous 495 kr from Mint & Vintage YSL two-piece, $895, from Vintage Couture ’60s Jean Varon, $325, from Frock UPDATED TO ADD: Sold! The Jean Varon dress has been sold by Frock … a day after I posted this. Coincidence? I think not. Kidding, Evan!

Filed Under: dresses, shopping suggestions, vintage

Great Minds Think Alike … About Rosette Dresses

August 30, 2007 by WendyB

I felt like I’d seen this before…. I just got an email from ShopBop showing an Alice + Olivia dress (above) that looked like a Marchesa dress worn by Sienna Miller earlier this year. As I was looking for photos of the latter for a side-by-side comparison, I found Catwalk Queen had already nailed this…

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Filed Under: dresses, great minds think alike

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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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