Devastating! Another icon gone too soon. Prince June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 Embed from Getty Images Just yesterday, I’d been reassured about Prince’s health after reading that he’d appeared before fans on Saturday to show them that he was okay after being hospitalized for the flu. I was checking up on him because…
Quiltyyyyyyy
I’ve dressed like a dollar bill. I’ve dressed like a brick wall. But I never dreamed of dressing like a quilt until I saw this vintage Dior dress while window-shopping on Shrimpton Couture’s website. If I had this dress, I’d need someone to change Family Guy’s “Guiltyyyyyyy” soundbite to “Quiltyyyyyyy.”
Congrats to ProPublica on Its Third Pulitzer Prize!
A big congratulations to MrB’s nonprofit investigative reporting organization, ProPublica, on its third Pulitzer Prize! The article was a collaboration with another nonprofit, The Marshall Project, which specializes in covering criminal justice. T. Christian Miller, a senior reporter for ProPublica, and Ken Armstrong, a writer for The Marshall Project, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Cara Delevingne wore her uniform to the MTV Movie Awards. Tuesday: Fashion and craziness at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Wednesday: Luxury living for 19th-century hamsters. Plus Gaultier and Moschino. Thursday: George Michael and the models of…
Recommended Reading: “Last Men Standing”
George Michael’s quote in yesterday’s post about “the years when HIV was a killer” reminded me that I’ve been meaning to share the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Last Men Standing” project. The Chronicle described its package of print and digital stories and film this way: “They outlived an epidemic, but San Francisco’s AIDS survivors are still…
Throwback Thursday: The Models of “Freedom! ’90”
I saw this tweet from Harper’s Bazaar over the weekend. All my favorite models were pictured in it, so I clicked through. Supermodels Relive Filming The George Michael Freedom! ’90 Video https://t.co/f1YTTGiBbI pic.twitter.com/egbFP0xuPb — Harper’s Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) April 10, 2016 The photo gallery was titled “Supermodels Relive Filming The George Michael Freedom! ’90 Video,” and…
Still Just a Rat in a (Vintage) Cage
When I worked at CNN in the mid-1990s, a colleague liked to serenade me with “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins. That’s the one with the lyrics that go, “Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage.” I guess that tells you all you have to know about…
What Wendy Wore: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Thanks to a friend’s last-minute invitation, I wound up at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s 2016 induction ceremony at Barclays Center last Friday. It was an incredibly entertaining night in a batshit-crazy kind of way. First of all, an awards show where presenters and honorees can swear as much as they like and…
My Best Dressed at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Is …
Frankly, my dears, the MTV Movie Awards show didn’t generate fashion worthy of one of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo awards. However, I do want to give a tip of the hat to model/actress Cara Delevingne for her black-and-sheer, slim-cut jumpsuit by Balmain, which she wore with black heels. Embed from Getty…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: My diamond ring won second place in its category at the JCK Jewelers’ Choice Awards. Tuesday: I enjoyed doing this interview with InDesign. Wednesday: What’s Instagram going to do if we all start wearing these vintage tops? Thursday: Wearing Ossie Clark…