So much happened at Tuesday’s International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists, that it has taken me three posts to cover it. My first post was about the vintage gown I wore. The second post was about CPJ’s mission and the dinner’s awardees. Now it’s back to the lighthearted stuff: party…
Giving Thanks for Press Freedom
Yesterday’s post was about what I wore to the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. As I said, the dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. It also raises money for CPJ’s activities: denouncing…
What Wendy Wore: The Committee to Protect Journalists Dinner
Last night, MrB and I attended an event that’s very important to us: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. On its website, CPJ explains what…
“Teaser” Minx Manicure by Tracylee Percival
Here’s my latest Minx manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival (yes — as I keep saying — I call her “celebrity manicurist” to her face). What’s Minx? Click here and here for more information. We didn’t come up with a special name for this look. It’s just from Minx’s “Teaser” collection. And here’s a picture…
What Wendy Wore: Kid Rock at the Beacon Theatre
Ever since I dressed to the teeth for two Lady Gaga concerts last year, I feel kind of naked going to musical events in my everyday jeans and black t-shirt. At a recent Kanye West/Jay-Z concert, Kanye totally outdressed me by wearing a leather skirt over pants, so I was happy to see that Kid…
Important Health Tip From Courtney Love
October — aka National Breast Cancer Awareness month, aka The Month That Ruins the Color Pink for Me by Associating It With Disease and Death — is over, but that doesn’t mean we should stop obsessing about the health of our boobs. As we all know, breast self-examinations are a great idea … or not…
The Truth About Success
I got a kick out of this illustration that gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted sent me. (I’ve seen this, uncredited, all over the Internets. If it’s yours or you know where it originated, let me know so I can credit it.) It’s reassuring to see that some experiences are universal. The saying, “It takes…
What Wendy Wore: “Vintage” Moschino and Manolo
For dinner with friends on Friday, I wore homegrown vintage. I don’t think I’ve ever taken a photo of this skirt until now. Most of the clothing in this picture predates the blog, which I started in 2007. The dates below are my best guesses as to when I purchased everything. What Wendy Wore Sweater:…
Jewel of the Month: WendyB’s Redesigned Pearl Pendant
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I love redesigning old jewelry. Here are a few examples: Susan’s engagement ring got a major overhaul. Heather’s diamond earrings turned up on her engagement ring. Terri Berry’s earrings and necklace became new earrings and a ring. In the summer of 2010, I started thinking about…
Nicholas Kirkwood Should Read My Blog
Demure is back for fall and spring, declared Christina Binkley in “The Real Housewives,” the lead story in the Off Duty section of the weekend’s Wall Street Journal. “The most startling thing about women’s fashion right right now is how perfectly not-startling it is,” Binkley wrote. “June Cleaver would approve: skirts swish about the shins,…