In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, May 8: I debuted two new signet pinkie ring styles for feminists as my Jewels of the Month. My timing was fantastic, because four days later, National Jeweler did a little story on the resurgence of signet pinkie rings as a…
Throwback Thursday: Judy’s Redesigned Engagement Ring
For the past few years, “halo” settings for engagement rings have been popular — a halo being a ring of smaller diamonds set around a center stone. I see a LOT of them. Too many to get excited about, unless a friend (or reader) of mine is wearing one. In that case, of course, I’m…
Wednesday’s Video: 1989 Dress and Slow Fashion
In this week’s YouTube video, I talk about the 1989 dress that you saw in yesterday’s post, as well as some other ’80s pieces. That gets me into talking about slow fashion and homegrown vintage. I like keeping my clothes forever (or at least until they fall apart or don’t fit anymore). I encourage other…
What Wendy Wore: A Little Black Dress From 1989
As promised, here’s another one of Eryn’s fancy outfit photo shoots. The centerpiece is the shiny, black cocktail dress I wore to my 1989 college graduation dance. I found the dress hanging around my parents’ house in 2013. At the time, I figured I would to ask Jean from Ghost Tailor if she could let…
Jewels of the Month: More Signets for Rebel Women
May’s Jewels of the Month are two additional styles of my signet pinkie rings for rebel women. I introduced the first three rings of this mini-collection in March: a gold Venus symbol, a gold fist of resistance, and a silver high-heel shoe. The new styles feature a silver Venus symbol combined with a fist of…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, May 1: What I would have worn to the Met Gala. Tuesday, May 2: Rihanna was the best-dressed guest at the Met Gala but there were a surprising number of runners-up. Wednesday, May 3: The official introduction to my new YouTube…
Mother’s Day Shopping Code
Mother’s Day is next Sunday, so it’s time to hit my website and buy some jewelry! Whether you’re getting a gift for a mom … or you’re a self-gifting mom … you can use the code “HOOKMOMUP” at checkout to get 20% off any in-stock purchase over $100.* A bunch of my jewelry designer friends…
What Wendy Wore: Steve J & Yoni P, Just for Show
Believe it or not, this blog will turn 10 years old this summer! I started blogging alongside an early wave of fashion bloggers, though I was not among the very first. The first blogs popped up in 2006, and I enthusiastically read and commented on them. In fact, I commented so much that Jennine of…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Trench Gowns
I’m still not over Monday’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute ball! There are so many interesting looks that didn’t make it onto my Best Dressed/Wear What You Want awards list. One of those is Priyanka Chopra’s trenchcoat gown by Ralph Lauren. Embed from Getty Images I kept coming back to this one, thinking, “I…
Wednesday’s Video: A Brief Introduction
As I said last month, I have a new YouTube channel. I started shooting new videos for it last week. The first of those videos just went live. It’s a short introduction to what kind of content you can expect to see from me. Next week, I’ll get into talking about 1980s fashion, so that…