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Throwback Thursday: 2014 Oscars, 2019 GEM Awards

January 17, 2019 by WendyB

In 2014, I wore a Zang Toi trench gown to the Vanity Fair Oscar party. Last week, I wore the same dress to the GEM Awards — aka “the Academy Awards of the fine jewelry industry” — where I posed for a photo with Monica Stephenson, the founder of ANZA Gems. What Wendy WoreDress: Zang…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, prada, Special Occasions, The WendyB Pose, Throwback Thursday, vanity fair oscar party, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: GEM awards, jewelers of america, slow fashion, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Slow Fashion for Valentine’s Week

February 19, 2018 by WendyB

MrB and I went to Blue Water Grill for a Valentine’s Day dinner last week. I considered taking the holiday theme to the extreme by wearing my vintage Moschino heart dress, but I ultimately opted for Valentine’s-red boots instead. Much to my delight, the next day, Elle declared that red boots are the new white…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, columbia daily spectator, Fashion, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, What Wendy Wore, zang toi Tagged With: homgrown vintage, slow fashion

Slow-Fashion Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2017

December 31, 2017 by WendyB

To bring 2017 to a close, I’m taking a look back at 12 “What Wendy Wore” highlights, with an emphasis on slow fashion. Click the photos for the original posts. January began with all gold everything, as I rang in 2017 in a gold gown first worn in 2004. This time, I added a crown….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, versace, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: slow fashion

What Wendy Wore: Sequins, Then and Now

June 20, 2017 by WendyB

Look, I changed my shoes (click to enlarge photos)! What Wendy Wore in 2015 and 2017 Both years – Top: G-Lish from now-closed Patricia Field store (2015, first seen here) Both years – Shorts: Castelbajac (2013, first seen here) 2015 Shoes: Prada (2010) 2017 Shoes: Prada (2011, first seen here) The 2015 photo was taken…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, favorite brands, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, shorts, The WendyB Pose, travel, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: patricia field, slow fashion

Throwback Thursday: Versace Skirt With Staying Power

October 20, 2016 by WendyB

Nine years ago — minus just one day! — I published a post called, “Why Does Buyer’s Guilt Focus on Fashion?” In it, I wrote: “I’m always annoyed at how a fashion is incorrectly perceived as a woman’s topic, and therefore trivialized and criticized. We’re told we should feel bad about it even though men…

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Filed Under: Fashion, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, skirts, The WendyB Pose, Throwback Thursday, versace, wear what you want, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: The Last Winter Look?

April 3, 2015 by WendyB

We had two warm(ish) days in New York City this week, meaning our dreary winter might finally be ending!  Hopefully, this is my last cold-weather “What Wendy Wore” post for a while. This outfit is actually from two weeks ago, when MrB and I had dinner with friends on a  29°F night. I didn’t feel…

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What Wendy Wore: 2011’s Ubiquitous Prada Dress

August 29, 2014 by WendyB

I wore a cheerful Prada dress to a friend’s birthday party last Saturday. What Wendy Wore Dress: Prada (2011) Shoes, mostly cut off by photographer MrB: Prada (2011) Lipstick: Pleasure Bomb by RiRi Hearts MAC Jewelry: My own designs I got this dress in 2011 after everybody — including Gwen Stefani and Tina Fey —…

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Filed Under: dresses, prada, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: Castelbajac Lego Dress Over the Years

August 28, 2014 by WendyB

My name is Wendy Brandes and I’m a Jean-Charles de Castelbajac-aholic. One of my first Castelbajac purchases was a Lego-print dress and matching shoes, which I got in 2009. I wear the shoes frequently, and I do the full, head-to-toe Lego look about once a year. I haven’t always photographed the combo, but I did…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, dresses, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, The WendyB Pose, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: Family Guy Epiphany & 2 Seinfeld References

February 19, 2013 by WendyB

When I had the chance to wear my highly flammable, oversize, costume-store-purchased pirate shirt to an Adam Ant concert last year, I had a Family Guy moment. In the Family Guy episode “Boys Don’t Cry,” the Griffin family is on the run from people who think baby Stewie is possessed by the devil. Stewie dresses…

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Filed Under: birthdays, Family Guy, hair, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, The WendyB Pose, TV, Valentine's Day, vintage, wardrobe therapy, What Wendy Wore

The WendyB Pose Vs. the Britney Spears Pose

January 12, 2013 by WendyB

According to WordPress, I’ve published 2,093 posts since starting this blog in July 2007.  More than one a day!?  I’m not sure I’m convinced by that, but I’m not going to count them by hand either. I also have over 200 draft posts. This week’s news that Britney Spears has parted from both The X…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, The WendyB Pose

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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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