In honor of the first weekend of fall, September’s Jewels of the Month are my oak leaf and acorn necklaces. The gold leaf has a diamond dewdrop set in platinum. The backs of the leaves are as detailed as the fronts, and the gold acorn opens up to reveal a squirrel inside. The oak leaf…
Things to Do in New York Tonight
I recently caught 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan on television and was impressed by how well it held up. Seeing the movie again made me intensely nostalgic for the era’s dirtier, more creative, less fast-fashion downtown New York, which the Wall Street Journal calls “the film’s uncredited co-star, alongside Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.” I was obsessed…
Drawing the Line at Hillary Clinton’s Hair Clip
Hillary Clinton sashayed over to the United Nations on Sunday wearing a cheap-ass-looking hair clip, meaning she’s again in the middle of a fashion-related uproar. CLICK TO SEE A PHOTO. Search online for “Hillary Clinton hair clip” and you’ll see about 700 related articles. Some peeps are saying the clip is a fashion crime. Other…
OMG! Kickstarter Worked!
A great big “THANK YOU!!!” is hereby given to the 41 people who sponsored my Kickstarter effort to raise money to produce new ring designs overseas. Kickstarter enables all-or-nothing fundraising. Users have to meet their minimum amount or they don’t get any money. I initially planned to do two ring sets: OMG and LOLZ. For…
Strike Up the (Wedding) Bands for Jen and Kevin
My gorgeous friends Jen and Kevin are getting married today! I’m so excited for them. I had the pleasure of creating their custom wedding bands. Jen requested something wider than the typical band, and Kevin wanted a Celtic/tribal feel. I was happy that they each chose a design that suits their individual style. Some couples…
Time Flies
I can’t believe that … We are more than halfway through September. New York Fashion Week is over, and with it my three most-anticipated events of the season: Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence conference, Stacy Lomman’s debut fashion show, and Zang Toi’s first show in the new Lincoln Center location. My 30-day Kickstarter campaign for…
What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi Dress at Zang Toi Show
My designing friend Zang Toi had his Spring 2011 fashion show at Lincoln Center last night. The theme was “Lone Star Cowboy & the Texas Rose,” and the inspiration was the epic 1956 movie Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Zang’s audience got to hootin’ and hollerin’ when a shirtless cowboy strolled…
Stacy Lomman: Off to a Great (Kick)Start
Here’s my favorite photo from gorgeous blogger Stacy Lomman‘s debut fashion show: Stacy taking her end-of-show bow with a TALL runway model. Stacy financed her show through crowdfunding site Kickstarter. I read about Kickstarter in the spring when four programmers used it to raise funds for Diaspora, a privacy-conscious alternative to Facebook. Their goal was…
Thoughts on 9/11: The Devil Is in the Details
“The devil is in the details” normally means that the biggest challenges of a project are contained in its smaller elements. But I always think of the expression in relation to the personal stories told by or of the victims of catastrophic events. Such is particularly the case for me today, the anniversary of the…
Fashion’s Night Out: So Excited I Could Scream
I hit the town for Fashion’s Night Out last night wearing my capitalism-promoting dollar dress and accompanied by hawt bloggers Jennine of The Coveted and Alyssa, Kathy and Vyque of Fasshonaburu. We ran away from the teeming masses fighting to get into Bergdorf Goodman, wandered through Astroturf inside Prada’s 5th Avenue store, and wound up…