I am so into the Rapunzel-length braid that Rihanna has been wearing lately. She worked the look at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala in New York last week and again in Paris on Sunday. I also loved her recent Rolling Stone cover. Maybe her red hair is making me think of red…
For Bloggers Only … A Word About Comment Signatures
When I started blogging in 2007, newbies who put links to their blogs in the text of their comments were quickly corrected. I’m talking about this type of “Click me!” plea: “Wow! I love that outfit! http://wendybrandes.com/blog“ More experienced bloggers politely told the newbies that they didn’t need to include their URLs — or sign…
What Wendy Wore: Flower Feet for Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day brunch, I needed to dress to impress — after all, my mom is a style icon! So I wore a chartreuse Yves Saint Laurent skirt that I got between 2002 and 2005, during my chartreuse-skirt period. That era was exactly like Picasso’s blue period, except without all the groundbreaking art. We had…
Great Minds Think Alike … About Checkered Sunglasses
Here I am wearing vintage sunglasses in May 2010. And here’s gorgeous blogger Ann of Annimal House this year. I’ve been enjoying Ann’s photos of her amazing vintage wardrobe for a couple of months now, but I had no idea that my checkered shades had helped inspire her blog! Now Ann and I have to…
DVF Leopard-Print Dress and Little Monster Paw … in 2002
I’ve been wondering when exactly I got my frequently worn leopard Diane von Furstenberg dress. Last year, when the photo below was taken, I figured that I bought the dress between 2000 and 2003. Good guess! While transferring files off an old computer, I found this photo from 2002. I had worn the dress to…
My Almost-Husband Paul McCartney to Wed Nancy Shevell
Yesterday, at the benefit luncheon for the Trust for the National Mall (to which I wore my Alexander McQueen suit), I had a enjoyable and completely biased chat with a woman at my table about how the third time’s the charm when it comes to wives. In our experience, men who have been married twice…
What Wendy Will Wear: Alexander McQueen Suit
I’m not in the habit of taking pictures of my outfits before I wear them, but I made an exception for this Alexander McQueen suit. I’ll be wearing it when I fly to D.C. for an event and I am sure that the gored skirt will be rumpled by the time I deplane. Luckily, gorgeous…
The Met Gala Dress of My Dreams
I can’t get over the cobwebby Zac Posen gown that actress Christina Ricci wore at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala on Monday. This dress brings the drama! The gala marked the opening of the Costume Institute’s Alexander McQueen exhibit. I was surprised by how few attendees wore McQueen dresses. Maybe all the…
Claws and Coco
Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival gave me leopard-spotted claws. We name all our manicures and this design is “Pussy Galore.” I took this picture a week after the manicure. Colors by Gelish Base color: Princess Tiara Spots: Rendezvous and Black Shadow One of Tracylee’s celebrity clients is none other than my idol Coco. Maybe we’ll glimpse…
What Wendy Wore: Old Versace Comes Out of the Closet
Last Wednesday, I dressed for a cocktail party in a way that felt “not me.” Anyone familiar with the Family Circus cartoon knows how annoying that little son-of-a-bitch “Not Me” is. As a result, when I got dressed for an event the following evening, I made a point of dressing as “me” as I possibly…