She did it again! Blogger/designer Stacy Lomman raised enough money on Kickstarter to show her third collection under her own name. Her “Biohazard” collection for Spring 2012 was presented on Friday at The Cutting Room, accompanied by a live performance by New Wave Solar Powered Robots. The show was all about tough clothes for perilous…
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Great Minds Search Alike
I like to watch my blog traffic in real-time on Feedjit. I’m often amazed by similar Google search terms entered by people in far-flung places. Yesterday, someone in Las Vegas was searching for information on Angelina Jolie’s jawline. Minutes later, a similar search term entered in Bangalore, India, also led to my blog. A search…
What Wendy Wore: Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference
Yesterday was the sixth Independent Fashion Bloggers conference. IFB was founded in 2007 by my gorgeous friend Jennine of The Coveted to provide fashion bloggers with the resources to build better blogs. It now has 30,000 members. Jennine first did a blogger get-together with a panel of speakers in a bar in September 2009. I…
Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference on September 7
If you’re a member of Independent Fashion Bloggers and you’re going to be in New York for Fashion Week, you must get your ticket to the sixth IFB conference ASAP, because as of this morning there are only FIVE tickets left! Joe Zee, the creative director of Elle, is the keynote speaker and all your…
Bloglovin’
It’s always a thrill to feel the love from other bloggers. I’m delighted that shoe designer Celine of The Shoe Girl named a new design in my honor. And it was fun to do a “closeted” interview with 365 Fashion Rehab. Click here to read my interview and here to follow 365 Fashion Rehab on…
Mood Boards R Us: An Interview With “Wicked Halo”
In June, after I read that British It girl Alexa Chung called fashion blogs “ridiculous … just mood boards,” I promised I would interview bloggers who sent me awesome mood boards (aka collages of movie stills, roses, shoes and pensive models holding cigarettes). The first interviewee was gorgeous blogger Megan Mae. I’m finally getting my…
What Wendy Wore: A Mullet Comes Out of the Closet
A couple of years ago, I bought a 1980s Patrick Kelly dress on eBay. When it arrived, I was surprised that it was a knit. A big, formless knit. I brought the dress to Jean at Ghost Tailor for alterations, then stuck it in my closet until I felt I could cope with a disappointing…
Here a Mullet, There a Mullet, Everywhere a Mullet
Since my multiple posts on high/low hemlines, aka mullets, I’ve been seeing more and more examples of the style. The Telegraph did a celebrity/runway slideshow, which includes a couple of the looks I’ve shown but plenty of fresh ones. I’ve noticed that the white Cushnie et Ochs dress worn by actress Teresa Palmer has been…
Fourth Blogversary
On this date in 2007, I published a post called “Just a placeholder,” which said, “I’m going to start this blog soon but right now I’m busy redesigning my regular website.” Two days later, Britney Spears stole one of my rings. That simply had to be blogged and suddenly I was off and running. I…
Kickstart Stacy Lomman’s Spring 2012 “Biohazard” Collection
Nearly one year ago, I wrote about crowdfunding site Kickstarter for the Independent Fashion Bloggers website. Kickstarter provides a platform for would-be entrepreneurs to announce a project, set a target financial goal and a target date for raising that sum, then solicit pledges that are processed via Amazon. The donors’ accounts aren’t charged unless the…