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Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 1

December 30, 2020 by WendyB

For the Year in Review post for my What Wendy Wore blog category, I was going to write “Nothing noteworthy” and be like … Hahaha Thats All Folks GIF from Hahaha GIFs But, looking back, there was more style in this hell-fire year than I remembered — and every bit of it reflects political, social,…

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What Wendy Wore: Not a Protest T-Shirt

November 20, 2020 by WendyB

Thanks to beautiful, spring-like, holy-shit-climate-change-is-here weather and a reserved ticket to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I wore a real shirt today. I’ve rarely worn anything except activism-related t-shirts since I first stepped out of quarantine in April. Actually, I felt a little uncomfortable until I realized my Justice mask from Black Lives Matter would still…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, Fashion, favorite brands, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: metropolitan museum of art, slow fashion

What Wendy Wore: Art by These Pink Lips, Part 2

October 22, 2020 by WendyB

In September, which was either last month or a thousand years ago, I introduced you to Iris Barbee Bonner, who creates wearable art — the best kind of art! — under the name These Pink Lips. You’ve seen Iris’s custom work on Cardi B … and me. View this post on Instagram Here’s a solo…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, activism, art, Arts & Entertainment, clothes, clothing, Fashion, homegrown vintage, jackets, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: iris barbee bonner, lady pink, slow fashion, slow fashion movement, these pink lips

What Wendy Wore: You Can’t Unsee the Babadook

April 29, 2020 by WendyB

While making final logistical arrangements for yesterday’s protest action with multiple banner drops around the city … … photographer George De Castro Day emailed me, “You know, the world might need a portrait of you with a mask and in that top hat.” For a moment, I was like, “How does George know I have a…

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What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day Fail

February 20, 2020 by WendyB

Last Valentine’s Day, I was disappointed that I didn’t put more effort into my outfit. I do adore the floofy H&M jacket gifted to me by OG blogger Sheila of Ephemera in 2018. It’s Valentine’s-worthy red and even vaguely heart-shaped thanks to its puffy shoulders. But, as you can see, I lazily wore it with…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, holidays, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: outfit fail

What Wendy Wore: Decade to Decade

January 1, 2020 by WendyB

In the words of Mariah Carey, “Time is not something I acknowledge.” But everyone is posting their “beginning of the decade, end of the decade” photos, so I’ll play along. One of these photos is from New Year’s Eve 2010 and one is from New Year’s Eve 2020. What Wendy Wore Dress: Zang Toi Shoes…

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Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2019

December 29, 2019 by WendyB

I started out 2019 with a fashion choice that was simultaneously rare for me … yet typical. What was rare that I wore a dress that I’d never worn before. What was typical for me is that I’d owned the dress for four years before wearing it once.  And this wasn’t even the longest I’ve…

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What Wendy Wore: Nan Kempner Style

December 27, 2019 by WendyB

I always attend the conferences organized by Initiatives in Art and Culture. At last month’s New York Fashion + Design Conference, I met designers Anna Sui and Zandra Rhodes — and Anna admired my vintage Ossie Clark dress, so I was on cloud nine. CLICK TO SEE ANNA, ZANDRA, AND THE DRESS. I wore a different…

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Throwback Thursday: Press Freedom Awards 2019

December 26, 2019 by WendyB

The International Press Freedom Awards dinner took place last month. That’s the annual fundraiser for the Committee to Protect Journalists — an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ pressures governments into releasing journalists who have been arrested for…

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What Wendy Wore: Glittering for Tina Turner

December 24, 2019 by WendyB

I love molten-metal looks in clothes and accessories and even manicures — which makes sense for a jewelry designer, right? — so last month, I was transfixed by this Instagram post from vintage store Baba Yaga. I had to have this platinum look! View this post on Instagram Dripping in silver. 80s St.John Lamé top…

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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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