Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2013. Click the photos for the original posts. I got the year off to a lively start with the vintage dress I wore last New Year’s Eve. I wore fuchsia again in February to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party. My designing friend Zang Toi made this…
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Fashion Repeats Itself: Polka Dots and Flowers
Katy Perry wore a polka-dot-and-floral strapless gown on the red carpet at the American Music Awards. I got all excited, hoping she was wearing a 1980s Patrick Kelly … perhaps a ballgown version of the vintage dress currently available at Shrimpton Couture. Nope! Katy’s gown is actually from Oscar de la Renta’s Spring 2014 collection….
What Wendy Wore: Still Curly in Ossie Clark and Versace
I barely slept after Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars last Tuesday. That worked out for the best, because I woke up from a brief snooze with the previous night’s curls intact. I was so excited to have them for another day that I was inspired to dress up a bit to meet up with…
What Wendy Wore: Patrick Kelly in Philadelphia
Next May, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is going to present a retrospective of one of my favorite ’80s fashion designers: Patrick Kelly. I have a nice little Patrick Kelly collection: The notorious and frequently worn leopard gown (seen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011). Bow dress (seen in 2009 and 2011). Black mullet dress…
Throwback Thursday: My Parachute Vest From 1986
With ’80s designer clothing on my mind after yesterday’s post, I figured this was a good day to share a photo from the July 4th holiday in 1986, during which the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty was celebrated. As I recall, my family’s initial reaction to the plans for the huge celebration was…
Browsing Vintage Stephen Sprouse
If I had a zillion dollars, I’d add these two pieces to my Stephen Sprouse collection. I love neon, leopard and Sprouse, so a neon leopard coat by Sprouse blows my mind. And I’ve always pined for the original Keith Haring skirt that Madonna wore in her “Borderline” video, but I guess I would settle…
What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark for Dinner With Friends
Last week, MrB and I went to dinner with friends at a not-very-special restaurant. I decided to wear a special outfit anyway — one that was put together during last year’s wardrobe therapy with Stacy Lomman. Stacy wanted to find a way to show off an Ossie Clark piece that I bought in London in…
Amanda Lear: Leader of the (Fashion) Pack
The name Amanda Lear has long rattled around in the back of my mind particularly because she modeled for one of my all-time favorite designers, Ossie Clark, in the 1960s. Here she is in one of his simpler-looking ensembles … … and here she is in one of Celia Birtwell’s famous prints for Ossie. She…
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…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Transparency and Graphic Pencil Skirts
In fashion, what comes around goes around …. and around and around and around. On Thursday, I read a Wall Street Journal story called “Transparent Style That’s Sheer Daring” by the lovely Christina Binkley, which was about see-through clothing being big for spring. That trend has been bubbling up for a while — I wrote…