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Great Minds Think Alike…About Sashes

August 15, 2007 by WendyB

When I saw this beautiful Jonathan Saunders dress in the window of Bergdorf Goodman …. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DRESS. … the Marc Jacobs dress from 2004 on Liv Tyler immediately sprang to mind. Embed from Getty Images They’re certainly not identical though. It must just be the sash.

Filed Under: clothes, great minds think alike

Great Minds Think Alike?

August 9, 2007 by WendyB

While I’m a believer in the fact that often great minds think alike and we all come up with similar ideas while working independently, I’ve just been looking at another jeweler’s pieces that are so reminiscent of my Mia Scent Locket that I’m feeling a little paranoid. Especially since his/hers are “hot off the press”…

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Filed Under: great minds think alike, lockets, my designs, necklaces

Great Minds Think Alike…About Betty Davis

August 7, 2007 by WendyB

A friend recently turned me on to the awesomely funkadelic and fashion-forward Betty Davis. I was going to blog about her but what do you know…Afrobella beat me to it. Download recommendation: “He Was a Big Freak.” Interestingly, Afrobella’s post quotes from a Betty interview in which Betty mentions Jim Hendrix supergroupie Devon Wilson, who…

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Filed Under: great minds think alike, music, style icons

Who Wore It Best? Don’t Answer!

August 7, 2007 by WendyB

I don’t like those “Who Wore It Best” features about celebrities. I feel sorry for the celebrity who gets only 3% of the vote. I’ve always said to myself, “Self, thank God you’re not famous so you don’t have to deal with that.” However, I have something too funny not to share so I’m going…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, dedications, great minds think alike, pictures of me, vintage

Great Minds Think Alike

August 5, 2007 by WendyB

Days after I compared my beloved Prada Gaufre bags to shar-peis, New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham compares Gaufre bags to…shar-peis. (Photo credit: Bill Cunningham/New York Times. Site requires registration.)

Filed Under: Dogs, fashion trends, favorite brands, great minds think alike, handbags, prada

It’s the Surreal Thing

July 30, 2007 by WendyB

When I was in London a few months ago, I saw a terrific exhibit on surrealism at the V&A. They had some cute tromp l’oeil t-shirts in the gift shops. I got the one shown here for those days I want to feel like I’m in the cast of “Oliver!” I really wanted this one…

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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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