An acquaintance recently said of my blog, “All you do is post pictures of yourself, right?” I laughed because that comment was a perfect counterbalance to the time that I was rejected from a fashion-blogging network — not the wonderful Independent Fashion Bloggers, obvs — because I’d recently posted about the 7th century’s Empress Wu…
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What Wendy Wore: Cheap & Delicious Cava With Tina
Gorgeous blogger Tina and I like to drink cheap and delicious Cava at tiny Bar Jamon on Irving Place. Casa Mono, whose signs you see in this photo, is Bar Jamon’s sister restaurant. What Wendy Wore Dress: Vintage Michael Vollbracht Shoes: Prada Bag: Louis Vuitton Cerise (2005) Necklace: Boleyn by Wendy Brandes If you go…
Good Buy: Joss Stone’s Nine West Wedges on Sale
If you love wedges like I do, I’ve found the summer shoe for you:A the “Linkit” from Nine West’s capsule collection for Nordstrom. It’s on sale for $65.90, down from $99.95. I saw the brown version of these shoes on singer Joss Stone earlier this month. Joss was promoting a separate collaboration she’s done with…
What Wendy Wore: Rihanna Stole My Dress, Y’all!
Okay, Rihanna didn’t literally steal my dress like Britney Spears once stole my ring, but this Dolce & Gabbana dress should still be mine. I am the queen of leopard print and I declare this Dolce is the best leopard dress of all time … OF ALL TIME, as Kanye West would say. I’m in…
What Wendy Wore: Casual for Coney Island
Here’s what I wore for a jaunt to Coney Island yesterday with gorgeous blogger Stacy of taffetadarlings. Top: Splendid (2009) Pants: J. Brand (2010) Shoes: Vera Wang Lavender (2010) Bag: Sonia Rykiel (2009) Sunglasses: Vintage (2010) Necklace: Mud Flap Jill Lip color: Lasting Lust by MAC Stacy has more Coney Island photos over here.
Knickers Are the Next New Thing
A gorgeous friend who is aware of my “Never is the next new thing™” fashion philosophy asked me last week what the next new thing would be. I said that I didn’t know because I didn’t see anything that would provoke the “I would NEVER wear that!” reaction that has predicted fashion trends including skinny…
What Wendy Wore: Double Denim on the Sly
I wore double denim yesterday … but no blue jeans were involved. Coat: Vintage denim “dice” coat by Patrick Kelly (purchased 2008) T-shirt: American Apparel Jeans: Acne (2007) Shoes: Prada (pre-2004) Lip color: Lasting Lust by MAC Necklace: Mud Flap Jill It still counts, bitches! Denim on top, denim on bottom. Don’t fight it. Meanwhile,…
Sad News
A few people have been asking me, so I must sadly confirm that blogger Sister Wolf’s oldest son Max passed away on Sunday. Her brief statement is here. Those of you who have been following her blog closely know that he endured many surgeries after an accident last year. Some of her posts about that…
What Wendy Wore: California Three-Peat
While I was packing for last week’s trip to Los Angeles, I remembered that I had unintentionally worn the same outfit and posed in the exact same location on L.A. visits in March 2008 and December 2008. This called for a three-peat, so I packed my Black Halo top, black Acne jeans, 16-year-old Karl Lagerfeld…
Greetings From Los Angeles
I’ve been in California for a very quick visit. Luckily, I squeezed in a dinner with some of my West Coast blogger bitches. This picture was taken outside Malo in Silver Lake. It’s hard to see, but everyone is wearing a pair of my silver Cleopatra earrings except for me. I’m wearing the gold Cleopatra…