Last Valentine’s Day, I was disappointed that I didn’t put more effort into my outfit. I do adore the floofy H&M jacket gifted to me by OG blogger Sheila of Ephemera in 2018. It’s Valentine’s-worthy red and even vaguely heart-shaped thanks to its puffy shoulders. But, as you can see, I lazily wore it with…
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What Wendy Wore: Decade to Decade
In the words of Mariah Carey, “Time is not something I acknowledge.” But everyone is posting their “beginning of the decade, end of the decade” photos, so I’ll play along. One of these photos is from New Year’s Eve 2010 and one is from New Year’s Eve 2020. What Wendy Wore Dress: Zang Toi Shoes…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2019
I started out 2019 with a fashion choice that was simultaneously rare for me … yet typical. What was rare that I wore a dress that I’d never worn before. What was typical for me is that I’d owned the dress for four years before wearing it once. And this wasn’t even the longest I’ve…
What Wendy Wore: Nan Kempner Style
I always attend the conferences organized by Initiatives in Art and Culture. At last month’s New York Fashion + Design Conference, I met designers Anna Sui and Zandra Rhodes — and Anna admired my vintage Ossie Clark dress, so I was on cloud nine. CLICK TO SEE ANNA, ZANDRA, AND THE DRESS. I wore a different…
Throwback Thursday: Press Freedom Awards 2019
The International Press Freedom Awards dinner took place last month. That’s the annual fundraiser for the Committee to Protect Journalists — an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ pressures governments into releasing journalists who have been arrested for…
Throwback Thursday: Final Summer 2019 Lewks
Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019. On June 12, I was excited…
Throwback Thursday: Slow-Fashion Summer
I never got around to blogging a bunch of summer outfits. Honestly, the activism is taking a lot out of me these days, and blogging has definitely suffered. Anyway, here are my two most notable looks for July — both with #slowfashion elements, of course. I was casual for our 18th anniversary dinner on July…
What Wendy Wore: WD-40 and 2004 Versace
It took some effort — a pair of Spanx, a can of WD-40, a shoehorn, and the muscle power of two burly Teamsters — but I squeezed myself into a 2004 Versace dress for the Fourth Estate Award Gala last week. What Wendy Wore Dress: Versace (2004) Shoes: Miu Miu (2010) Clutch: Ostrich clutch from…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage Madonna
Madonna was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this month with her “Madame X” tour, and of course I was there — twice! I’ve never missed one of her tours, and I do like to catch two performances per tour. You can find out more about my decades of fandom from the YouTube video I…
What Wendy Wore: Not Autumn Yet
I don’t care about Labor Day — it’s still summer until Monday! That’s why I wore a summer dress to my stepdaughter’s 30th birthday dinner last week (I’ve known her since she was eight! Holy shit!) What Wendy Wore Dress: Possible vintage Michael Vollbracht (2005-ish?) Shoes: Prada (2010) Purse Louis Vuitton Cerise (2005) I didn’t realize till…