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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Fashion Repeats Itself: Money Stays in Style
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…
Throwback Thursday: Jil Sander Boots From 2002
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…
Wednesday’s Video: Digging Deep in the Shoe Archive
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 ……
Throwback Thursday: Stephen Sprouse Skirt
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….
What Wendy Wore: Steve J & Yoni P, Just for Show
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…
What Wendy Wore: Coachella 2017
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…
Fond Memories of Manolo the Shoeblogger
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…
Non-Buyer’s Remorse: Pucci Boots
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…
Throwback Thursday: Daisies and Dave Stewart
Erica M. Blumenthal, writing for the New York Times Thursday Styles section, has declared that this is the year of the daisy: “Expect a floral explosion as spring fashion starts to arrive in stores, and no flower is getting more love this season than the daisy. The relentlessly cheerful print, iconic in a grungy way…