Last week, I attended the “Blue” conference held by Initiatives in Art and Culture, which included a talk featuring British designer Zandra Rhodes and American designer Anna Sui. I planned to wear my red and pink Zandra Rhodes chiffon dress to that panel, but at the last minute, I was inspired to go with a…
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Throwback Thursday: Final Summer 2019 Lewks
Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019. On June 12, I was excited…
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog in June. Monday, June 3: Giambattista Valli floof meets H&M. Wednesday, June 5: More photos of the Style Crone. Thursday, June 6: Sheila of Ephemera has a vintage toga party. Monday, June 10: Belatedly celebrating Ossie Clark’s 77th birthday. Tuesday, June 11: Always a…
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been in on the blog in the past two months. Sunday, April 7: A tribute to the wonderful people of Catstagram. Monday, April 8: High-heel flip flops are back. Tuesday, April 9: If you missed Reconstruction on PBS, catch up on it now, and learn some history that…
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…
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…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, Feb. 18: A tribute to my Ossie-Clark-loving friend Al Radley, who died at 94 on Valentine’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 19: Chanel and Fendi designer Karl Lagerfeld died at age 85. Wednesday, Feb. 20: I am fucking tired of people who are…
RIP, Al Radley
My friend Al Radley died at age 94 on Valentine’s Day, and London won’t be the same for me without a visit with him. I first met Al at his home there in March 2005, following an introduction by our mutual friend Cameron Silver, the founder of the Los Angeles vintage store Decades. Cameron knew…
What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion Versace for WJA
Before I went to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence last night, I did a video reminiscing about the excitement of winning WJA’s design award in 2017. It’s a short video and you should watch it in order to appreciate the funny thing I’m going to tell you next. Did you watch it? Are…
Fashion Repeats Itself: It’s Snake Time Again
I was pleased to see Fashionista.com report that snakeskin looks are hot for spring. In 2011, I wrote a piece for the Huffington Post that included snakeskin as a hot trend for fall. Basically, snakeskin is good all year round! And for more than one season or year, as I noted at the time. “It’s…