Above, how Henry looked when we got him in June 2006. Below, one of my favorite pictures of him looking a little zany. Below, Henry caught napping. It’s so exhausting to be him!
Wendy’s Book Club: Introduction
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is no history, only biography.” I agree. Most of the books I read are either biographies or historical fiction about queens and other intriguing women. My main jewelry collection is called Vivat Regina (Latin for “God Save the Queen.”) Each Vivat Regina piece is named for a different queen, and…
The Beatles in Skinny Jeans in Hamburg
Embed from Getty Images The real reason for my love for skinny jeans. This post is for Melanie!
Recycle Your Jeans at Barneys
Bring in your old jeans to Barneys and get 20% off your next pair. I don’t see my favorites, Acne, on the list of brands participating. But I do see Goldsign, which had an eye-popping pair of spray-painted silver jeans on display recently. Very glam rock! I’m sure Marc Bolan would have dared to wear…
Elton John’s Glasses
As In Yr Fshn correctly points out, one shouldn’t mention crazy glasses without giving props to Elton John. Check out Elton!
Glam Rock Shoes on Sale
The glam rock mood has really struck me after browsing through pictures of Freddie Mercury. In the ’60s and ’70s, Terry de Havilland’s shoes were worn by the likes of Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg and David and Angie Bowie. More recently, Sienna Miller has rocked his outrageous wedges and Amy Winehouse sported a pair of…
Stars on Your Eyes
Behind Big Glasses posted about red sunglasses and included a star-shaped pair in the photos. That reminded me of a pair of shades Freddie Mercury of Queen wore in the “We Will Rock You” video way back in 1977. I couldn’t find a photo of Freddie wearing the glasses but I was able to find…
The Answer Is No
Someone got to my Gigi Caron site by Googling: “I have a broken tooth can I pull it myself.” In case that person did not find the answer s/he wanted on a jewelry site, I will reply here: “Are you insane? Go to a dentist.” I wonder if it was Britney Spears. That kind of…
Great Minds Think Alike
Days after I compared my beloved Prada Gaufre bags to shar-peis, New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham compares Gaufre bags to…shar-peis. (Photo credit: Bill Cunningham/New York Times. Site requires registration.)