Thanks to commenter Carrie for pointing out that director Lucy Walker’s vintage Ossie Clark dress made it onto Go Fug Yourself. Carrie remembered that I had re-posted this 2004 photo of myself last month. I read Go Fug Yourself from 2004 to 2006, when comments were regularly allowed (now they’re selectively allowed.) Commenters ranged from…
Fashion
I Am Amused
Here are a few things I’ve heard recently from friends and one brand-new acquaintance that made me laugh. “Don’t sign too many autographs, Paul. It cheapens them.” — said to MrB by our handsome friend Barney. “I’m going to retweet the hell out of this!” — comedian Baratunde Thurston. “I got this dress at a…
Adventures in Engagement Ring Redesigning
I do a lot of custom work in my jewelry business. A customer comes to me with an idea and I make it a reality. Sometimes I create a piece from scratch, like I did with these dog cufflinks. Other times, customers come to me with old jewelry that they don’t wear anymore and I…
What Wendy Wore: Amazing Belzer
Last night, our generous friends Barney and Kathryn took us out for a belated anniversary dinner at Ouest. I wanted to wear something I hadn’t worn yet this year and picked a purple Black Halo dress from 2008 (see the blue version on Debra Messing here). I was running late as usual, so by the…
Great Minds Think Alike About … Musical Clothes
Seeing singer Katy Perry in Friday’s issue of WWD wearing a “custom-made latex dress festooned with musical notes” … … inspired my outfit for dinner on Monday. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Vintage Patrick Kelly (purchased on eBay in 2010) Tank top: Splendid Pants: Tark 1 (probably purchased between 1998 – 2000) Shoes: Lagerfeld (1994) Purse:…
Souvenir From London
One thing I love about U.K. magazines is that they occasionally give me presents. My keychain is a light-blue heart from Aspinal of London that I got with an issue of Tatler a while back. This month, while in London, I picked up an issue of Elle that came with a Paul & Joe Sister…
A Portrait of the Jeweler as a Tudor Queen
My designing friend Zang Toi has two white-gold paintings of Marie Antoinette that were love at first sight for me. You know how I feel about queens! I once bid on a small, pink version of Marie in an auction but lost. I was very upset. When Zang finally introduced me to the gorgeous artist,…
Wishful Thinking: Compact Disk
I’ve developed a passion for sprucing up the interior of my purses. It started with a purple wallet in 2008.A Since then I’ve added a blue business card case, a red datebook and a yellow iPhone case. My next goal is to find a nice compact with a mirror to replace the Hello Kitty mirror…
What Wendy Wore: La Vie en Rose
MrB and I went out to dinner tonight to celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary (a day late). Because gorgeous blogger Jennifer S. of Laptop Confessional wrote a sweet post today that mentioned my love of Versace, I pulled out an electrifying pink Versace suit that I last wore at a friend’s wedding in 2003. This…
Sneakers O’Brandes
I haven’t worn sneakers anywhere except the gym (with one hot-air-ballooning exception) for more than 20 years. Even when clambering around castle ruins, I prefer wearing cork wedges. Gym sneakers that look cute with bike shorts on the elliptical machine don’t work with my red lipstick and regular clothes. So I’ve been on the lookout…