I went to a party last night and, as you might have guessed from yesterday’s post, I wore my vintage Zandra Rhodes dress/caftan. Hair-styling goddess Julie Matos of the Warren-Tricomi salon put a lot of thought into the right ‘do for my outfit. Zandra is famous for her bright pink hair … View image |…
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Throwback Thursday: Zandra Rhodes Dress in 2006
I can’t remember when I bought my hand-painted, vintage Zandra Rhodes dress, but the last photo I have of me wearing it is from 2006. I believe I wore it a couple of times that year. While searching for some images of Zandra Rhodes, I came across this 2003 picture of Mary-Kate Olsen wearing a…
I Need a Vintage Ozbek Dress … and a Time Machine
You never get over your first love. I don’t mean your middle-school crush or high-school boyfriend/girlfriend. Who cares about those people?! Damn, I can’t even remember any names. The romantic feelings that last are your first music and fashion loves. Even if you don’t listen to those bands or wear those styles any more, I…
Throwback Thursday: Dressing Up at Decades in 2007
Last year, I dug up some 2007 photos of me trying on dresses at fabulous Los Angeles vintage store Decades. I previously posted my try-on photo of a Versace dress, but here are two more. MrB, of course, was crazy about this short, tight Herve Leger bandage dress. I’m so not crazy about it that…
What Wendy Wore: AGTA Spectrum Awards in Tucson
Earlier this month, I was in Arizona for the big Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. The temperature in New York fell to about 5 degrees that week, so I was delighted to be in warmer cactus country. I have excellent gem dealers in New York City, but it can still be tough to find very…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2014
Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2014. Click the photos for the original posts. I love vintage clothes, so I wore a Spring 1992 Versace dress to my New Year’s party. I last wore it to ring in the year 2008. A few weeks ago, I discovered this little photo of…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage for a Birthday Dinner
It’s my birthday today and I do declare that the vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress I wore to dinner at the Four Seasons tonight might be as old as I am. I haven’t owned it my whole life, of course. I bought it in 2009 — from eBay, I think. What Wendy Wore Dress: Vintage Jacques…
What Wendy Wore: Committee to Protect Journalists Dinner
The Committee to Protect Journalists gave out its International Press Freedom Awards at the Waldorf Astoria last Tuesday, November 25. I wrote about CPJ’s importance in that day’s post on the movie Rosewater, which tells the story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari. When Bahari was arrested in Iran in 2009 — and held and tortured…
What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark at Rosewater Screening
Tonight, the Committee to Protect Journalists presents its International Press Freedom Awards. The annual black-tie dinner, held at the Waldorf-Astoria, honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. It also raises money for CPJ’s important activities, which include denouncing anti-press violations, providing…
Bill Blass Boob Bow
It’s been almost two years to the day since I’ve seen a mind-blowing boob or butt bow, but 1stdibs.com came through for me once again with this vintage Bill Blass gown. If I owned this dress, I’d want to wear it one night and then wear my Guy Laroche butt-bow dress the following night. I’d…