MrB and I are celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary today. The traditional gift for the seventh anniversary is wool or copper. It’s also traditional to experience a seven-year itch. I think I’m going to combine those two traditions and get MrB an itchy wool sweater. What, no good? Okay, maybe I’ll do copper. Hello, Officer…
No Need for Clearasil
I was checking out the website of my favorite jeans brand — the annoyingly named Acne — and I’m kind of loving the look of the loose-fitting Generic Girl style. I’m not sure how it would look on me, but the way Acne styled it on their perfect-bodied models makes it look sex-ay. The peach…
Bookmarked
A Pretty Face, Poetic & Chic and Freelancer’s Fashionblog tagged me with this book meme, for which I must pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123, find the fifth sentence and post the next three sentences. The book is Katherine Swynford: The History of a Medieval Mistress by Jeannette Lucraft, which I previously…
More Fringed Bags
They’re everywhere! Here’s a Fendi. $595.95 at Designer Exposure And here’s a Botkier. $650 on Shopbop There are a number of fringed Coach bags on eBay. (Click on the photos to go to the auctions. Also, stick to buyers with positive feedback of 99% or higher and, if there’s no “buy it now” option, don’t…
Don’t Sit on the Bench
Play a game with me on Vox Pop. It’s easy; all you have to do is vote for your favorite necklace. Speaking of my designs, here are the “official” photos of my Cleves Ring. Two views of Cleves Ring© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photos by John Muggenborg As always, email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com…
Sequins, Fringe and Peeping Toes
You can join my Golden Girls gang if you’re wearing these sequined shoes by Alexander McQueen. Available at Yoox for $835, down from $1670 Meanwhile, these seriously fringed Louboutins make my Prada fringe bag look almost bald. $1575 at Bergdorf Goodman These funky, peep-toe boots by Sigerson Morrison are on sale for $347, down from…
Knockoffs
My new hero, the hilarious mofo Katt Williams, has a few things to say about knockoffs. He’s talking about cars, but his points can be applied to fashion knockoffs too. Not long ago, gorgeous blogger Oh Lady E pointed out Nine West’s Chloe knockoff, while Always in Style came up with a Prada flower feet…
Red Lipstick #2: YSL Rouge Pur 131
Today’s red lipstick recommendation is YSL’s Rouge Pur 131, also known as Opium Red. It’s deeper than my favorite red. I found a wall in Krakow that kind of matched. This lipstick doesn’t have the extra lead or whatever it is that makes my favorite lipstick semi-permanent. Still, it survived a pierogi lunch.
Banning the Trite
The term “effortlessly chic” has been overused to such an extent that it has surpassed “aging gracefully” in its ability to irritate me. Not only is it a fashion cliche, it’s inaccurate as well. Being effortlessly chic and/or gracefully aged requires effort AND good genes. You all are now banned from using “effortlessly chic” or…
An Example of Extremely Poor Planning
Tomorrow is our last full day of vacation … and we’ll be spending it in Auschwitz. I think I might have planned that better. On a happier note, I enjoyed molesting some ivy in Krakow today. (I decided to give the flowers a break.) Ivy League We also visited some good kings and queens at…