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Distressed About Leather, Plus the Week in Review

December 2, 2012 by WendyB

As a lifelong feminist, it pains me to admit it, but there is one thing that men are often* better at than women … SHOPPING. Surprise! But it’s true. And I’m not talking about how men are hunters and women are gatherers when it comes to trips to the mall. I’m more interested in the…

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Filed Under: Bergdorf Goodman, feminism, jackets, leather, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, week in review

“That International Zensation … Fraulein Sally Bowles”

October 5, 2012 by WendyB

I enjoyed reading this 1973 interview with Liza Minnelli, posted by gorgeous blogger Liz of Vintage-a-Peel yesterday. Liza talked custom-made eyelashes and glittery shoes, and showed off some of her Halston outfits. She also namechecked Marchesa Luisa Casati, 30 years before the womenswear label Marchesa was named after the exotically dressed socialite of the early…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Celebrities

Usher Was at the BET Awards; Nick Rhodes Is an Icon

July 2, 2012 by WendyB

I was headed out the door when the BET Awards came on last night, but I noticed my Twitter timeline blowing up with derogatory references to singer Usher and his “pink boots.”  During dinner, I kept wondering what he was wearing to cause such shock and dismay. For some reason, I kept envisioning baby-pink cowboy…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, cufflinks, music, my designs, Wear What You Want icon

Dick Clark, Madonna and My 1980s Jewelry

April 19, 2012 by WendyB

Dick Clark — the host of American Bandstand and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve — died yesterday at age 82. You’ve probably seen his famous Bandstand chat with Madonna a thousand times in the past 24 hours, but I’m going to link to the clip again anyway. I was glued to the television when this originally…

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Filed Under: Brooches, earrings, madonna, obits, rings, vintage WendyB photos, WENDYB by Wendy Brandes

Musings on Music, Reality TV and Thierry Mugler

April 2, 2012 by WendyB

I like to watch music videos while I’m at the gym. Isn’t that quaint? MTV doesn’t play many music videos these days. I remember when it did. The first video the network aired when it debuted right after midnight on August 1, 1981, was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. The Buggles need…

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Filed Under: etsy, Fashion Repeats Itself, fashion trends, jackets, lady gaga, models, never is the next new thing, suits, vintage, vintage designers

Whitney Houston Is Gone

February 11, 2012 by WendyB

There are people who believe that the real Paul McCartney died in a car accident in 1966 and was replaced with a lookalike. I’ve always felt that way about Whitney Houston. I was never able to reconcile this Whitney — — the bubbly, bow-wearing Whitney of 1985’s “How Will I Know” — with what she…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, music, obits

What Wendy Wore: Back in Business With Bloggers

October 14, 2010 by WendyB

I suffered a relapse of my cold after the big Food & Wine shoot on Saturday, so it was back to bed for me until Tuesday, when gorgeous blogger Tricia of Fashion Herald coaxed me out for the fashion-show launch of MNG by Mango for JCPenney. I will do anything for Tricia! As a bonus,…

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Filed Under: acne jeans, blogs and bloggers, gold, outfit post, What Wendy Wore

Non-Outfit Post: White Leather Jacket

April 30, 2010 by WendyB

I meant to take an outfit photo yesterday while I was wearing my 1990s white leather peacoat, but it didn’t happen. Instead, let’s all admire this 1980s white leather jacket by Chrome Hearts that I saw on 1stdibs.com. When I was in high school in the ’80s, denim jackets with band logos painted on the…

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Filed Under: jackets Tagged With: chrome hearts

Fall Into a Texas Tuxedo at the Gap

March 16, 2010 by WendyB

Just goes to show you should never say never — because never is the next new thing! The Texas tuxedo is in fashion thanks to Chloe, Ralph Lauren and D&G, who all showed head-to-toe denim last year. The Gap is promoting its versions of the Chloe look. I keep admiring the ads in various magazines…

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Filed Under: double denim, fashion trends, jackets, jeans, never is the next new thing Tagged With: head-to-toe denim, the gap

My Ossie Clark Jacket and Some ’60s It Girls

October 14, 2007 by WendyB

In 1966, my favorite designer, Ossie Clark, discovered rolls of unused snakeskin sitting in a warehouse. One of his snakeskin jackets was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2003. Not my jacket, unfortunately.Photo of 1967 jacket from the V&A He gave one of the snakeskin jackets to a woman who worked…

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Filed Under: Dogs, models, Ossie Clark, style icons, vintage

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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