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Throwback Thursday: Another Round of Neon

March 11, 2021 by WendyB

I walked by Macy’s the other day and was so happy to see neon colors in the window that I took a picture. DayGlo is a longtime favorite of mine. I really liked the cropped blue jacket with the long pink dress. Eventually, I figured out why the combination appealed to me so much: I…

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Filed Under: 80s style, blogs and bloggers, clothes, clothing, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, great minds think alike, homegrown vintage, journalism, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: dayglo, huffington post, huffpost, neon colors, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

A “Dirty Dozen” Blogversary

July 23, 2019 by WendyB

It’s my 12th blogversary! It’s Dirty Dozen time! I mean, literally, here’s a video from D12. That video starts with OG rapper Ice-T (the husband of my OG obsession, Coco). His lines include direct quotes from The Warriors, an OG movie. That’s appropriate because I’m an OG blogger from the big burst of fashion blogs…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, blogs and bloggers, blogversary, Fashion, Special Occasions Tagged With: d12, ice-t, judith boyd, kingdom of style, style crone, the warriors

Throwback Thursday: London Bloggers, 10 Years Ago

July 11, 2019 by WendyB

Ten years ago today, I was in London, drinking Pimm’s with my London blogger friends for FIVE HOURS at Harvey Nicks. via GIPHY This has been my year of feeling nostalgic for the “original gangster” fashion bloggers. My subconscious must have become aware of the 10th anniversary of blogging’s heyday before I ever looked at…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Fashion, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, travel Tagged With: trudie styler, zac posen

Wednesday’s Video: The Gold Lamé Toga Met Its Match

July 10, 2019 by WendyB

My newest YouTube video is a sequel. Part I came out in April, when I confessed that a vintage gold lamé toga by designer Stephen Burrows was a fashion mistake. I don’t make too many of those with vintage, but when I do, it’s a disco doozy. OG blogger Sheila from Ephemera — an expert…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogger fashion round-ups, blogs and bloggers, Fashion, golden girls gang, gorgeous friends, video, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, wardrobe therapy, wear what you want, Who wore it best Tagged With: fashion faux pas, fashion mistake, youtube fashion

Throwback Thursday: Sheila Has a Vintage Toga Party

June 6, 2019 by WendyB

In April, I did a video about a vintage Stephen Burrows toga-type garment that I had never worn. I didn’t want to give it up because Burrows is an important designer, and whenever I considered selling the piece online or at a consignment store, I imagined it eventually landing on a thrift-store rack, forlorn and…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, designers, Fashion, independent fashion bloggers, jumpsuits Tagged With: slow fashion, slow fashion movement, stephen burrows

Throwback Thursday: OG Bloggers and Leopard Week

March 21, 2019 by WendyB

I’m so thankful that a few other “original gangster” fashion bloggers are still blogging away, just like me. I share a decade-long history with people like Judith from Style Crone and Sheila from Ephemera. Those mutual memories are treasures, as illustrated by Sheila after she watched my recent video about designer Patrick Kelly The video…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogs and bloggers, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, independent fashion bloggers, leopard print, oscars, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: designer patrick kelly

Interviewed by Isabella of ISM

March 15, 2019 by WendyB

I discovered Isabella and her blog — which is called ISM — through Instagram earlier this year. I don’t know how I came across her feed, but I was immediately intrigued by her aesthetic … View this post on Instagram i am not symmetrical. — i am a cup with a chip, waiting to be…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogs and bloggers, In the News, interview, Press Tagged With: isabella santa maria

What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day 2019

February 15, 2019 by WendyB

I was mildly disappointed with myself last night for being sartorially lazy on Valentine’s Day. You know I love theme dressing, yet I didn’t wear my vintage Moschino heart dress … … or my vintage Gemma Kahng heart vest. But I decided to forgive myself for not dressing to code because I did have an…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogs and bloggers, Fashion, holidays, jackets, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: bugs bunny, gossamer monster, valentine's day outfit

Wednesday’s Video: Get Inspired for New Year’s Eve

December 26, 2018 by WendyB

New Year’s Eve is next Monday. If you haven’t decided what you’re going to wear, I suggest you hop on one of my favorite looks and go big: Big, puffy, and ruffled, to be exact. Again, shout-out to my blogging friend Sheila from Ephemera for remembering that I wrote about an H&M jacket in 2010…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogs and bloggers, clothes, Fashion, fashion trends, homegrown vintage, independent fashion bloggers, jackets, video Tagged With: h&m, kendall jenner, moncler, rihanna

A Big Blogversary: I’m Turning 10!

July 23, 2017 by WendyB

Can you believe it? It’s my 10th blogversary! Since July 23, 2007, I’ve published almost 3,500 posts. To those of you who have reading me from the beginning — thank you for sticking around! And a thank you also to the newer people for joining in, whenever you joined in! In this special blogversary video,…

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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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