It was hard to see this leopard in a tree while on safari at Thornybush Game Lodge in South Africa last week. The wild cat’s excellent camouflage made me wonder if FitzRoy the cat chose his favorite bowl for similar reasons of discretion. If it’s good enough for cats, it’s good enough for me! When…
Fashion
Oh, You Big Ham! Cray-Cray Fashion from The Rodnik Band
I do have a passion for highlarious fashion, so I have to thank singer Rita Ora and Fashion Bomb Daily for introducing me to the art/fashion/performance art of The Rodnik Band via Rita’s cheese-slice dress. The Rodnik Band is designed by Philip Colbert, who was interviewed by the site Not Just a Label. The introduction to…
What Wendy Wore: Leopard-Print Booties in Leopard Country
Guess what? I’m in South Africa. Here’s what I wore to a dinner in Johannesburg on Saturday night. What Wendy Wore Dress: James Perse (late ’90s) Shoes: Prada (2012) Jewelry: All my own designs Animal prints are very hot here. I saw a lot of them after we left Joburg to go on safari. First,…
The Week in Review: Express Yourself
This week, most of my blog posts offered suggestions for how to express yourself stylistically. Monday: You could go the club-kid route and wear these ridiculous Jeffrey Campbell shoes (but I know you won’t). Tuesday: My new emoji stud earrings are clearly a better choice than rainbow platform shoes. Wednesday: Like my emoji designs but…
Pink Lipstick Recommendation: YSL Rouge Volupte in Rose Culte
I was seriously into eyeshadow during my teen years in the 1980s but now my favorite kind of makeup is lipstick. Red is my everyday color and I’ve got two perfect, long-lasting reds (one from MAC and one from Chanel). I’ve temporarily given up on my search for the right shade of purple after too…
A Shoe Worthy of April Fools’ Day; You’ll Be Trippin’!
You know when you’re shopping for clothes or shoes and you see something awesome but then you think, “If I got that, I’d need a whole new wardrobe to go with it”? Well, because I’m a helpful person, I have a list of accessories that you’ll require if you’re considering buying these Jeffrey Campbell shoes…
Boyfriend Jeans? Yes. Boyfriend Jewelry? No.
Actress Lea Michele (Glee) was recently spotted wearing a gold nameplate necklace reading “Cory,” in honor of her boyfriend/co-star Cory Monteith. The concept doesn’t appeal to gorgeous JCK Magazine writer Stephanie Schaefer, who blogged, “To me, this trend seems to be the equivalent of doodling hearts around your boyfriend’s name in middle school—cute, but also…
What Wendy Wore: Dolce & Gabbana and Rihanna’s Necklace
I sure do love leopard print, and one of my major fashion regrets is that I missed out on a two-toned leopard-print dress by Dolce & Gabbana in 2010. After I saw this bit of perfection on Rihanna I searched for it everywhere but to no avail. It was sold out in my size. I’m…
“Covert Luxury”: Jewelry With Secrets in the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal today ran an article by Jenni Avins called “Falling for the Flip Side” about jewelry with secret details. I so wish I had been included in this story because the first paragraph captures my design philosophy so well: “To the casual observer, jewelry is all about catching the eye—how a stone…
What Wendy Wore: Leopard-Print DVF From 2002
While reading this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, I laughed a little over a story called, “The One That Got Away,” about shopping for past-season, but not-officially-vintage fashion on Yoox, eBay, and a number of recently launched pre-owned clothing sites. In particular, these two sentences amused me: “Buying clothes in this way, however, requires a change…