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Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 1

December 30, 2020 by WendyB

For the Year in Review post for my What Wendy Wore blog category, I was going to write “Nothing noteworthy” and be like … Hahaha Thats All Folks GIF from Hahaha GIFs But, looking back, there was more style in this hell-fire year than I remembered — and every bit of it reflects political, social,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, accessories, activism, clothes, dresses, Fashion, hats, homegrown vintage, jackets, leader of the pack, leather, outfit post, repeat offender collage, versace, What Wendy Wore, year in review, zang toi Tagged With: covid deaths, slow fashion, slow fashion movement, times square, top hat

What Wendy Wore: You Can’t Unsee the Babadook

April 29, 2020 by WendyB

While making final logistical arrangements for yesterday’s protest action with multiple banner drops around the city … … photographer George De Castro Day emailed me, “You know, the world might need a portrait of you with a mask and in that top hat.” For a moment, I was like, “How does George know I have a…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, Fashion, homegrown vintage, jackets, leather, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion, slow fashion movement, the babadook

Post-Super-Bowl Post: Jewelry for Beyonce, a Bet on Eminem

February 6, 2013 by WendyB

Like more than 108 million other people, I was glued to the television on Sunday, watching the Beyonce concert. You know, the big performance that was preceded by football, and followed by quiet naptime and then more football. I agree with Beyonce that the show was “Gone With the Wind fabulous!”  I was thrilled by…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, concerts, Eminem, leather, Press, sports

Distressed About Leather, Plus the Week in Review

December 2, 2012 by WendyB

As a lifelong feminist, it pains me to admit it, but there is one thing that men are often* better at than women … SHOPPING. Surprise! But it’s true. And I’m not talking about how men are hunters and women are gatherers when it comes to trips to the mall. I’m more interested in the…

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Filed Under: Bergdorf Goodman, feminism, jackets, leather, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, week in review

Colorful Biker Jackets and ’80s Hair

January 3, 2011 by WendyB

In the early ’80s, when I was growing up in Mahwah, N.J., my younger sister, Terri Berry, had a weekly dance class in New York City. My mother and I would spend the time at Bloomingdale’s. Week after week, I gazed longingly at a pale pink and gray leather motorcycle-style jacket. I don’t think I…

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Filed Under: 80s style, gorgeous friends, hair, jackets, leather, pictures of me, vintage WendyB photos

Leather-Shorts Leader and More Double Denim

April 22, 2010 by WendyB

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the delightful Rachel Dodes reports that leather shorts are hot, but not in the “too hot to wear in the summer” way. They’re hot as in “selling like hotcakes.” Rachel (with whom I’m acquainted) writes, “The new look made its runway debut last season in the shows of Chloe and…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, double denim, In the News, leather, never is the next new thing, shorts Tagged With: clogs, kingdom of style, queen michelle

eBay Pick of the Day

September 22, 2009 by WendyB

I’m mad about this leather jacket by Jean Claude Jitrois. It’s got everything: unusual colors, an asymmetrical zipper, a belt, lacing on the sides and a big ol’ horse (with jockey) on the front. Click here to see all the pictures on eBay. If you bid, don’t forget to snipe! The jacket reminds me of…

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Filed Under: designers, ebay, jackets, leather, vintage, vintage designers Tagged With: jean claude jitrois, Mr. Blackwell

Shadows and Dust, Leather and Ruffles

May 19, 2008 by WendyB

Last month, I was infatuated with the ruffled leather jacket by Shadows and Dust in Craig’s photo of Amanda de Simone. Photo from Altamira NYC I contacted Shadows and Dust and they referred me right back to Amanda, who happens to be their rep here in New York. Sadly, I didn’t rock the jacket like…

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Filed Under: jackets, leather, pictures of me

Searching for Answers

May 19, 2008 by WendyB

I feel compelled to respond to a few more search terms that have led people to this blog. How much does jewelry designers make? Well, some designers does make a lot and some does make a little. It does depend on a variety of factors. I does not recommend it as a get-rich-quick scheme. Lady…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, blogs and bloggers, latex, leather, shorts

Red Leather Day

April 11, 2008 by WendyB

Red leather trench coat from Etsy Three from Retrodress My own jacket, made by this guy SEPARATELY: Today’s psychopath news.

Filed Under: coats, jackets, leather

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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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