Here’s my latest manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival. Yes, that’s what I always call her, even to her face: “celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival.” Tracylee used Red Roses by Gelish with Night Shimmer for the polka dots. Seeing as she recently declared that we must name all our manicure styles, this look will be known…
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“Wear What You Want” Icon: Cate Blanchett
Actress Cate Blanchett has become known for her bold fashion choices. I think we’d all be surprised if she turned up at an event looking merely “pretty.” Embed from Getty Images The couture gown by Givenchy that Blanchett wore to this February’s Oscars was no exception. Embed from Getty Images I didn’t love that dress…
Not-So-Basic Black Nails
Gorgeous blogger Princess Poochie recently shared a photo of a cool manicure. I immediately sent the photo to celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival. I wish I had beautifully shaped nails like the lady in the original photo but I have sad, stubby, round nails. TracyLee and I decided that doing shiny moons would be better than…
The Loverboy Contest Winner: Sheila of Ephemera
On Monday, I was reminiscing about rock stars who wore red pants in the ’80s. I offered to profile the first person who shared her red-clad assets in imitation of Loverboy‘s Get Lucky album cover. Sheila from Ephemera came through! Heeeeeeeere’s Sheila! WendyB: When did you start your blog? Sheila: March 29, 2008 – I…
The Red-Legged Musical Men of My Youth
I’ve been writing about bloggers wearing red tights and red pants since February: What Wendy Wore: New York Fashion Week Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part I Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part II Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Vintage Edition Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part III This Red-Hot Spring Trend Has Legs (Huffington Post) The trend has…
Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged Are Famous
As pictures poured in for my red-legged blogger series, I thought, “Wow, this trend is huge. The world needs to know!” Accordingly, 18 of you are now in my red-legs story on The Huffington Post. Go leave yourselves some nice comments there. CLICK HERE FOR MY HUFFINGTON POST STORY. Sorry to a few of you…
Stacy Lomman for Fall 2011: Vive Le Résistance!
Gorgeous blogger and clothing designer Stacy Lomman presented her Fall/Winter 2011 collection yesterday and it was spectacular! Her Spring 2011 collection of glamorous cocktail dresses was fabulous, but this sportswear-oriented season was even more impressive. Here’s Stacy’s description of her collection: “Fall 2011 glamorizes and romanticizes the bold and fearless women of the French Resistance…
What Wendy Wore: Doing the Taliban Shuffle, Pantless
On Friday, MrB and I went to our gorgeous friend Kim Barker’s book party. The New York Times raved about Kim’s book, The Taliban Shuffle, calling it “…hilarious and harrowing, witty and illuminating, all at the same time.” So buy it now! I wasn’t sure what to wear that night. I considered a plain black…
Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part III
All these fashion bloggers and their red legs! I can barely keep up. Here are my previous posts: Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part I Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part II Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Vintage Edition And here are the latest ladies modeling this red-hot look. Click the photos for their original posts. Gorgeous blogger…
What Wendy Wore: A Week in South Beach
Last week, MrB and I both had business in Miami, so we decided to spend a few extra days in South Beach for relaxation. I hadn’t been there since 2008, and either my memory is failing or the place has totally changed. To the best of my recollection the dress code during my last visit…