For at least 10 years, MrB and I have visited London and Paris in July. We didn’t make plans this year, so I’ve been mournfully looking at my 2015 photos. This one of me — in a Keith Haring-print dress from Patricia Field — was taken in London on July 31. I think I might…
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What Wendy Wore in the Rain: Paul Simon, July 4th
I swear that there was one New York summer in the 1990s during which we had rain every weekend. Something like 13 weekends in a row. (I’m trying to Poodle this, but I don’t want to spend all day on mid-1990s weather research, so just go with me here.) Even so, I don’t think I…
Throwback Thursday: Ossie Clark and Purrkoy
I wore an Ossie Clark dress to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards of Excellence in July 2014. When I got home that night, I took a selfie with my new kitteh, Purrkoy. I wore the same dress to the Gerald Loeb Awards honoring business journalism this Tuesday. After, I took a selfie with the now…
What Wendy Wore: Vienna Mission Accomplished!
We had to take our photos at night this time, but yesterday MrB and I managed to recreate our throwback pictures from our long-ago trip to Vienna. First, we attended the Data Journalism Awards, held at Vienna’s City Hall, where MrB both presented awards and also accepted the award for best individual portfolio on behalf…
What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark at Lincoln Center
Last Thursday, on what would have been designer Ossie Clark’s 74th birthday, I said I would wear one of my Ossie pieces to dinner on the weekend. Here’s the dress I chose for an evening at Lincoln Ristorante at Lincoln Center. What Wendy Wore Dress: Vintage Ossie Clark (possibly purchased in 2006 or 2007) Cork…
What Wendy Wore: Not-So-Crisp White Shirt
The phrase “crisp white shirt” has always set my teeth on edge. As I wrote in 2009: “I hate the fact that everyone feels obliged to use the word ‘crisp.’ Can’t it just be a white shirt? Does it always have to be crispy?“ But I also say “Never is the next new thing™,” and…
Throwback Thursday: Weiner and McQueen
Here’s a political throwback: Anthony Weiner, the former New York Congressman and failed mayoral candidate who was brought down by sexting scandals. He’s the subject of the new documentary Weiner, by Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman, who were given extensive access because they were there to shoot a political comeback. Instead, they were flies on…
What Wendy Wore: Freedom of the Press Awards
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press had its annual awards dinner at the Pierre Hotel last night, and MrB and I were there. RCFP is different from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the nonprofit that MrB chaired for six years, though both are excellent organizations. The Reporters Committee is focused on legal issues…
What Wendy Wore: Madewell X 2
I’m passionate about keeping clothes a long time … a trait that enables me to do fun collages like this. But what works with a vintage gown can get a little gross with frequently worn jeans. A few weeks ago, it occurred to me that my newest pair of jeans was five years old and…
Coachella 2016: What Wendy (and Other People) Wore
It’s easy to get a bad impression of Coachella fashion, especially after the media deluge of stories about how to dress for music festivals, followed by the stories on how music-festival fashion has gone too far. Style cliches abound on Instagram and then are beaten into the ground by style writers: the culturally inappropriate Native…