I was reading music magazine The Fader’s cover story on rapper Mac Miller and the first anecdote resonated with me. The story starts with Miller hunting for copies of his second album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, in Target, the day after the album’s release. The store nearest his home in Los Angeles had…
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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…
Musical Interlude: Eminem at G-Shock 30th Anniversary Party
MrB keeps asking me, “Who’s your hero?” So far, he’s refrained from answering his own question by indicating himself with both thumbs and saying, “This guy!” That shows how nice he is because he is entitled to do the thumb thing after getting us tickets to attend watch-company G-Shock’s 30th anniversary party in New York…
What Wendy Wore: Electric Black Horse and Beyoncé
My weekend was full of music. On Saturday, I went to see my friend Kevin Mercado (aka Merx) perform with his band, Electric Black Horse, at Mercury Lounge. It was so dark there that none of my photos came out, so here’s one from a performance last year. I was dressed casually. If this pre-show…
What Wendy Wore: Women’s Jewelry Association Gala
I’m a member of the Women’s Jewelry Association, so I attended the networking group’s 30th annual Awards for Excellence gala last night. Monica Stephenson of idazzle.com — one of June’s Vegas Gems gang — was nominated for an award in the media category. She didn’t win the award, but her outfit was as WINNING as…
What Wendy Wore: Dressing to Please a Man, Part II
Because I dressed to make Zang Toi happy on Sunday night, I figured it was only fair to dress in a way that would make MrB happy at our 12th-anniversary dinner on Monday. After all, MrB puts up with a lot more from me than Zang has to. I know MrB is a big fan…
What Wendy Wore: Dressing to Please a Man, Part I
I can’t remember the last time I consciously thought, “I’ll wear this because [name of some dude] will like it.” But last night, I did. You see, my designing friend Zang Toi is always trying to get me into shorter skirts and dresses. Whenever I go to his showroom and try on something short, he…
What Wendy Wore: Special Jewelry for Skylar Grey
For a couple of weeks, I was so fixated on seeing Skylar Grey perform at Le Poisson Rouge that I hardly know what to do with myself now that the show is over! I’ve been a big fan of Skylar’s since “Love the Way You Lie” came out in 2010. The song was performed by…
What Wendy Wore: A Shorts Story
I avoided wearing shorts for most of my adult life until 2010, when a New York City heat wave of 100+ degree weather made me break down and buy the first two pairs I saw at the closest air-conditioned store. I don’t know why shorts didn’t appeal to me for so long. I certainly wore…
What Wendy Wore: Sprouse, Versace and Jason Wu
I wore my neon-orange Stephen Sprouse jacket in London when I went to the “David Bowie Is” exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It looks washed-out in this weirdly lit photo, but it’s not like that in person. What Wendy Wore to the Museum Jacket: Vintage Stephen Sprouse (first seen in 2008) Top: Versace…