I’ve had this photo of Stevie Nicks saved to my computer desktop for about a year, just because it’s gorgeous. I’ve always loved Stevie’s voice, music and style. I glued myself to the TV when Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy” came on MTV in the early 1980s — taking occasional breaks to spin around the living room…
FitzRoy and Purrkoy Meet Their Fans
FitzRoy and Purrkoy — my exotic shorthair kittehs — met two of their out-of-town fans this weekend. “Stratsquam” (Kelli) and “WitnessTheThickness” (Aaron) are a lovely young couple who attended medical school together and who came to New York to interview for a residency. They’re also two of FitzRoy’s most ardent Instagram followers. Last week, Fitz…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Henry the dog needed eye surgery. Wednesday: A custom nameplate necklace for gorgeous singer Sky Heavens. Thursday: Gladiator sandals for Throwback Thursday. Friday: My hockey mask and chainsaw emoji stud earrings. Scary! Also, a big thanks to Lauren Kaminsky (aka The…
Jewel of the Month: Hockey Mask and Chainsaw Emoji Earrings
October’s Jewel of the Month are the Halloween-appropriate hockey mask and chainsaw stud earrings, available in silver … … and gold-plated silver. Because I’m all about the single-earring look, you can also buy just a chainsaw (or two) stud or just a mask. I’ve also got the mask available as a ring. Although the chainsaw…
Throwback Thursday: Gladiator Sandals in East Hampton
I’m not reaching too far back for Throwback Thursday — just to the last weekend of August, when I wore this out to dinner in East Hampton, N.Y. What Wendy Wore Puffy shirt: Custom-made by Jean of Ghost Tailor (2013) Shorts: Current/Elliott (2014) Sandals: Purchased in Greece (2014) I got the sandals in Athens in…
What Wendy Wore: Sky Heavens at the Standard Hotel
Gorgeous Sky Heavens has sung backup vocals for Eminem and Nicki Minaj, but I had never seen one of her solo performances until last night. She did an acoustic set of songs from her upcoming EP, Luz, at the Standard Hotel in New York City. She also treated us to a little bit of what…
Wish Henry Luck!
Last month, I laughed out loud when I saw this “Bust the Myth” promotional campaign for shelter pets. “Shelter pets are not broken. Shelter pets are not damaged goods,” declared Adopt-a-Pet.com on Facebook, next to a cartoon of an adorably disintegrating cat-and-dog pair. It’s true that, if you’re sensible, you can pick out perfectly healthy…
Being Ugly at 40?
Several people have pointed this out to me: On September 19, the Washington Post’s PostEverything section had a rather depressing essay by Sonia Greenfield titled, “Being 40 has totally changed how I feel about how I look.” But even more of a downer than, “In my 40s, it seems like ‘inoffensive’ is what I should…
People Magazine Blunders, But This Time Apologizes
It’s good to know that People Magazine is capable of recognizing when it’s done something wrong. Last night, during Scandal‘s premiere, the magazine tweeted (and quickly deleted): As the blog Jezebel later asked, “Because you can’t mean serious business with natural hair?” People didn’t acknowledge the deletion at the time, but simply went from live-tweeting…
Temptation in Paris: Butterscotch Boots
These boots! I thought I was safe from them because the store didn’t have my size, but the sales associate decided to check the other stores. These will be hard to resist!