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Great Minds Think Alike … About Pink Matador Jackets

September 23, 2014 by WendyB

I had a moment of deja vu when I saw a photo of a pink matador-style jacket on the runway at Dolce & Gabbana’s Spanish-inspired Spring 2015 show on Sunday. #455868766 / gettyimages.com My designing friend Zang Toi did a pink matador jacket for his Spanish-inspired collection for Spring 2010. You can see a matching…

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Filed Under: designers, great minds think alike, zang toi

Wanderlust 2014: The Biennale de Paris

September 22, 2014 by WendyB

The French newspaper Le Monde is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and MrB was invited to the Le Monde Festival to speak on a panel about the future of journalism. After MrB did his journalism-related work, I had a little business to do. The Biennale de Paris is a show of antiques, artwork and jewelry, and…

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Filed Under: gorgeous friends, jewelry designer, outfit post, pictures of me, trade shows, travel, What Wendy Wore

The Week in Review

September 21, 2014 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Hanging with Gangsta Boo and the grandkids in California. Tuesday: Fuck, 69 ways. Wednesday: Bianca Jagger, looking chic. Thursday: Audrey Hepburn style. Friday: Celebrating Joan Rivers.  

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Celebrating Joan Rivers

September 19, 2014 by WendyB

If you’re a Fashion Police fanatic/Joan Rivers fan, turn on E!, because the network is running an all-day marathon of the show in memory of Joan right now. Joan’s daughter Melissa will appear on special tribute episode at 8 PM ET. When I started this blog in 2007, its motto was “Wear What You Want”…

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Filed Under: obits

Throwback Thursday: Updo, Eleven Years Ago

September 18, 2014 by WendyB

For Throwback Thursday, here I am trying to be Audrey Hepburn in an LBD and updo in November 2003. The yellow-diamond earrings and ring I’m wearing were purchased from my late business partner, before we were partners. I didn’t go into the jewelry business until 2005. I think this is the same, very short, black…

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Filed Under: Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

Style Icon: Bianca Jagger

September 17, 2014 by WendyB

Shout out to New York Magazine’s The Cut blog for putting together this great slideshow of Bianca Jagger’s looks over the years. (Bianca was Mick Jagger’s first wife, in case you don’t know!) Highlights include several examples of Bianca’s famous white pantsuits; her entrance on a white horse at Studio 54 for her 1977 birthday…

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A Book to Go With My Fucking Jewelry

September 16, 2014 by WendyB

Esquire ran an excerpt from a book called F**k: An Irreverent History of the F-Word by Rufus Lodge. The magazine’s glossary of 69 fucks includes Mr. Big’s favorite, “abso-fucking-lutely” … … “fuckball,” as delivered by Harvey Keitel in the movie Get Shorty … … and the likes of “fuckboy,” the 1950s term “fuck-dust,” and the…

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Filed Under: necklaces, pictures of me, rings, swear rings, swearing

Wanderlust 2014: Scenic Santa Monica, California

September 15, 2014 by WendyB

MrB and I went to California on Labor Day weekend to visit family and friends. We stayed near the beach in Santa Monica and it was so beautiful, daytime … … and nighttime. The buildings were pink, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky … … and the Champagne sangria was delicious. MrB and I…

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Filed Under: Broken English, Gangsta Boo, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, poison rings, t-shirts, travel, What Wendy Wore

The Week in Review

September 14, 2014 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week: Wednesday: What I wore to Zang Toi’s 25th anniversary show. Plus, People blames the celebrities affected by the nude-photo-hacking incident. Thursday: The thirteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Friday: The Jewel of the Month is the PUSHY necklace, as seen on…

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Zang Toi, Jill Abramson, and the Jewel of the Month

September 12, 2014 by WendyB

Zang Toi’s Spring 2015 runway show this week reminded me that I had an outfit photo with a Zang dress that I’ve been meaning to post since May! What Wendy Wore Dress: Zang Toi (2007?) Purse: Prada (2007) Shoes: Prada (2010) I’d have to ask Zang exactly what season this dress is from, but I…

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Filed Under: Eryn Patton, jewel of the month, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, zang toi

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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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