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What Wendy Wore: Shiny, Happy Homegrown Vintage

October 29, 2018 by WendyB

I almost got through all of October without doing a single outfit post! The upcoming election has taken up all my bandwidth. Luckily, I took a single photo early in the month that featured some silvery homegrown vintage. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Stacy Lomman (2011) T-shirt: Some old thing! Jeans: Madewell (2016) Shoes: Hogan (2009)…

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What Wendy Wore: A Challenging Zac Posen Skirt

September 18, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve been challenged by a particular Zac Posen skirt for 13 years. The vibrant pattern from Posen’s Spring 2005 collection caught my eye as I was transitioning from my corporate job at Lehman Brothers to running my own jewelry business. Posen used it in dresses … Embed from Getty Images … and in skirts. Embed…

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Filed Under: clothing, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, skirts, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: homegrown vintage, zac posen

What Wendy Wore: Temple Fancy, Square Casual

August 31, 2018 by WendyB

When I mentioned last week that I’d been admiring the Egyptian jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I held back on what brought me to the museum.  This was not your ordinary cultural outing, but the fantastic wedding reception of Ben Cotton and Abigail Fisch, which was held in the museum’s Temple of Dendur….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, shorts, t-shirts, vintage, vintage designers, weddings, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: ootd, what i wore

Flashback Friday: Gareth Pugh in Las Vegas

July 20, 2018 by WendyB

MrB and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary this Sunday, and I’m not sure what to wear. The past two years, I stuck to the same outfit: A strange hot pants/maxi skirt hybrid by Gareth Pugh, paired with a shiny L’Agence top. It’s a great look for a Boomerang video! Gareth Pugh skirt/shorts thing…

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What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion Versace for WJA

July 17, 2018 by WendyB

Before I went to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence last night, I did a video reminiscing about the excitement of winning WJA’s design award in 2017. It’s a short video and you should watch it in order to appreciate the funny thing I’m going to tell you next. Did you watch it? Are…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, versace, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion

What Wendy Wore: Abigail & Max Got Married

May 25, 2018 by WendyB

It’s fun when I get to make the engagement ring and wedding bands for a couple and then attend the wedding. That’s happened a few times. (Whenever you hear someone stage-whisper, “THANK GOD!” when a wedding band smoothly goes on a finger, you know there’s a jewelry designer among the guests.) Last weekend, I had…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, Fashion, favorite brands, gorgeous clients, gorgeous friends, Jewelry, my designs, outfit post, skirts, wedding bands, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: wedding, wedding dress

Coachella 2018, Day 1: A “Short” Wait for Beyoncé

April 23, 2018 by WendyB

Good news! As you could tell from yesterday’s post, I survived my third Coachella … and, once again, I did it without using alcohol, drugs, or face paint. It’s possible, so don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise. My Day 1 was actually Day 2 of the festival’s first weekend. I missed Friday, when The…

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My Oscar Gown Archives, Part II

March 4, 2018 by WendyB

To celebrate tonight’s Academy Awards — and console myself for not being there this year — I’m reminiscing about my personal Oscar fashion archive. Picking up where I left off in Part I, Part II begins in 2006. Beauty-wise, I skipped the faux-ny tail again and, thankfully, opted for straight hair. I had enough going…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards shows, boob and butt bows, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, faux-ny tail, hair, lolwendy, oscars, outfit post, parties, red carpet, Special Occasions, vanity fair oscar party, vintage, vintage designers, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, Who wore it best, zang toi Tagged With: academy awards, vanity fair oscar party

Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007

March 3, 2018 by WendyB

The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards have just begun out in California (you can watch them on IFC and on Facebook Watch), jogging my memory about the one time I attended that event. It was Feb. 24, 2007, and Sarah Silverman was the host. The awards took place four months before the first iPhone was released and five months before I started…

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What Wendy Wore: Slow Fashion for Valentine’s Week

February 19, 2018 by WendyB

MrB and I went to Blue Water Grill for a Valentine’s Day dinner last week. I considered taking the holiday theme to the extreme by wearing my vintage Moschino heart dress, but I ultimately opted for Valentine’s-red boots instead. Much to my delight, the next day, Elle declared that red boots are the new white…

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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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