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1980s style

Wednesday’s Video: 1989 Dress and Slow Fashion

May 10, 2017 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, Fashion, repeat offender collage, video, vintage, wear what you want Tagged With: 1980s style, homegrown vintage, slow fashion

What Wendy Wore: A Little Black Dress From 1989

May 9, 2017 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: 80s style, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: 1980s style, fake pearls, motorcycle jacket, prada boots

Throwback Thursday: The Big Shirts of the 1980s

January 5, 2017 by WendyB

BarbaraB — aka my mom, the style icon — was going through some old pictures recently. I think I might be her clone! The silky green blouse that BarbaraB is wearing in that photo is a different one from the linen-look green blouse mom wore in a later photo that I originally posted here. She…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, Fashion, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: 1980s style

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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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