I’m so thankful that a few other “original gangster” fashion bloggers are still blogging away, just like me. I share a decade-long history with people like Judith from Style Crone and Sheila from Ephemera. Those mutual memories are treasures, as illustrated by Sheila after she watched my recent video about designer Patrick Kelly The video…
How to Feel Like a Star Around Celebrities
There was so much in last Wednesday’s video about the late designer Patrick Kelly that I decided to stay with it this week rather than posting a new video as planned. The most important part of the Patrick Kelly video was about racism in fashion (and society in general) and Patrick’s way of co-opting racist…
What Wendy Didn’t Wear: Patrick Kelly Mini Dress
For last week’s video on the late designer Patrick Kelly, I wore a Kelly dress that I’ve never worn out in the real world. Can you guess why this one stays in the closet? What Wendy Didn’t Wear Dress: Vintage Patrick Kelly (probably from eBay, maybe purchased around 2008?) Boots: Prada (2012-ish) If you truly…
New Zealand and the Week in Review
To donate to victims of the terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand, you can use a Visa or Mastercard to contribute to the official giving page created by the New Zealand Council of Victim Support Groups. Email helpdesk@givealittle.co.nz if you run into any technical problems due to being overseas. PBS NewsHour listed other…
Interviewed by Isabella of ISM
I discovered Isabella and her blog — which is called ISM — through Instagram earlier this year. I don’t know how I came across her feed, but I was immediately intrigued by her aesthetic … View this post on Instagram i am not symmetrical. — i am a cup with a chip, waiting to be…
Wednesday’s Video: All About Patrick Kelly
I’ve been wanting to do a video about the late fashion designer Patrick Kelly since I started doing YouTube videos in 2017. I did one about my favorite vintage designer, Ossie Clark, right away, but I postponed Patrick because I felt that the video wouldn’t be perfect without great new photos of every Patrick Kelly…
This Is Fine
So how was your day today? View this post on Instagram I think I have a few friends who can relate. Reposting from my cousin @nellhenry_ who is a super-hero among jewelers and recently opened her own store @solderandstonejewelryco. #jewelrylife #jewelrydesigner #whereisthefire A post shared by Andrea Hansen/LuxeIntelligence (@andreahansen92) on Dec 26, 2018 at 5:49pm…
RIP, Margaret Hayes
Margaret Hayes, the president and chief executive of Fashion Group International, died last week at age 79. FGI is a nonprofit organization for the fashion industry; as its website explains, the group’s mission “is to be the pre-eminent authority on the business of fashion and design and to help its members become more effective in…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Sunday, March 3: How Olivia Colman got her Prada Oscar dress. Monday, March 4: When you’re hot, you’re hot … and you get to wear a big diamond. Wednesday, March 6: What once was lost has now been found! Thursday, March 7:…
Throwback Thursday: Anne Boleyn’s Necklace
Here’s the first photo of myself that I shared on this blog, from the second of three brief posts I published on July 27, 2007. In it, I’m wearing my Anne Boleyn-inspired necklace, while posing outside Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, Hever Castle. My desire for a bold initial pendant had been with me since I…