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What Wendy Wore: Shiny, Happy Homegrown Vintage

October 29, 2018 by WendyB

I almost got through all of October without doing a single outfit post! The upcoming election has taken up all my bandwidth. Luckily, I took a single photo early in the month that featured some silvery homegrown vintage. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Stacy Lomman (2011) T-shirt: Some old thing! Jeans: Madewell (2016) Shoes: Hogan (2009)…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, clothes, Fashion, homegrown vintage, jackets, outfit post, pictures of me, shoes, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: casual outfit, homegrown vintage, ootd, outfit of the day, outfit of the month, slow fashion, wiw

Out With the Old-Old Haring Kicks, In With the New-Old

August 6, 2018 by WendyB

My old Reebok x Keith Haring sneakers — which were in dire shape to begin with — were beyond repair after I sloshed through a torrential rainstorm recently. So … out with the old-old and in with the new-old! I’m happy that I accidentally got two pairs of these in 2013 when these first came…

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Filed Under: 80s style, art, Arts & Entertainment, Fashion, shoes, sneakers Tagged With: jean-michel basquiat, keith haring, reebok

Fashion Repeats Itself: Money Stays in Style

May 15, 2018 by WendyB

Dollar prints on clothes and accessories are trendy again. Balenciaga is doing them. So is Margiela. Whenever currency is au courant in fashion, I can shop my closet for my vintage Christian Francis Roth dollar dress. The dress was created in 1991 … … but I bought it on eBay in 2009. I’ve worn this…

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Filed Under: boots, christian francis roth, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, foot fetish, shoes, vintage, wishful thinking Tagged With: balenciaga, margiela

Throwback Thursday: Jil Sander Boots From 2002

April 26, 2018 by WendyB

Since I started this blog in 2007, it’s been easy to keep track of when I’ve purchased clothes or accessories, but anything pre-2007 can require a bit of guesswork because I wasn’t taking deliberate “outfit photos” back then. For instance, I knew I got these Jil Sander boots before I left the corporate world in…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, boots, Fashion, pictures of me, shoes, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: jil sander, lace-up boots

Wednesday’s Video: Digging Deep in the Shoe Archive

October 18, 2017 by WendyB

In this week’s video, I’m celebrating more of my “homegrown vintage.” Some people think shoes can’t last long enough to count as “slow fashion,” but footwear that isn’t subject to everyday wear-and-tear can hold up for 20 years or longer. So go ahead and get a pair of striped wedges or neon-yellow patent winklepickers ……

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, shoes, video Tagged With: home grown vintage, slow fashion

Throwback Thursday: Stephen Sprouse Skirt

August 31, 2017 by WendyB

I can’t remember exactly where or when I got my pink Stephen Sprouse skirt, which is from his Hardcore 1988 collection. I think it was in 2006. The first photo I can find of it is from 2007. This is how I wore it in 2011, while out on the town with my friend Julie….

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, boots, designers, Fashion, favorite brands, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, shoes, skirts, Throwback Thursday, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, wardrobe therapy, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: debbie harry, stephen sprouse

What Wendy Wore: Steve J & Yoni P, Just for Show

May 5, 2017 by WendyB

Believe it or not, this blog will turn 10 years old this summer! I started blogging alongside an early wave of fashion bloggers, though I was not among the very first. The first blogs popped up in 2006, and I enthusiastically read and commented on them. In fact, I commented so much that Jennine of…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, blogs and bloggers, Fashion, jackets, outfit post, pictures of me, shoes, Street Style, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: boyfriend jeans, flashback friday, steve j & yoni p, susie bubble, vivienne westwood

What Wendy Wore: Coachella 2017

April 20, 2017 by WendyB

Coachella kicked off the music-festival season last weekend, which means its time for dozens — or possibly hundreds — of music-festival-fashion stories. I was out there in Indio, Calif., and, as I mentioned on my personal Instagram, I enjoyed checking out what other people were wearing, even though I didn’t emulate the sex-ay looks. Commentary…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, concerts, Fashion, music, outfit post, pictures of me, sneakers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: bad coachella fashion, coachella, coachella dos and don'ts, coachella fashion, coachella style, music festival fashion

Fond Memories of Manolo the Shoeblogger

September 9, 2016 by WendyB

In the glory days of fashion blogging (2005 – 2009, in my opinion), I was addicted to one of the first of the genre: Manolo the Shoeblogger. Manolo the Shoeblogger — who was NOT Manolo Blahnik the shoe designer — did have great taste in shoes, but it was his whimsical writing style (he called…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Fashion, shoes Tagged With: manolo the shoe blogger, manolo the shoeblogger, vintage blogs

Non-Buyer’s Remorse: Pucci Boots

August 15, 2016 by WendyB

As I’ve said before, I rarely get buyer’s remorse, but I occasionally get non-buyer’s remorse. I know these Pucci boots were marked 8.5 and I’m usually size 6, but I regret not going into Goodwill and trying them on, just in case. I spotted these in June and then they were gone … I can’t…

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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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