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Met Gala 2019: Preview From Bitter, Party of One

May 6, 2019 by WendyB

The Met Gala — the informal name for the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — takes place tonight and, as always, I am bitter about not being an invitee.  Not because I want to rub elbows with celebrities and billionaires, but because I LOVE theme dressing and I LOVE to shop…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, Met Gala, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: camp notes on fashion, costume institute

The Week in Review

May 6, 2018 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday, May 1:  Snakeskin is back, and I have to dig up a photo of my shiny snake-pattern pants from the late 1990s. Wednesday, May 2: In this week’s YouTube video, I talked about how I changed my career and what you…

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Filed Under: Fashion, favorite brands, gold, Jewelry, lockets, maneater collection, Met Gala, my designs, necklaces, prada, week in review Tagged With: costume institute, met gala, tiara

What Wendy Would Have Worn to the Met Gala: W.O.W. Style

May 6, 2013 by WendyB

Every year, my invitation to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gets lost in the mail. It’s such a shame, because I would wear a real costume to match the party theme, instead of one of the generically pretty designer dresses that so many guests fall back on. Remember the superhero-themed…

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Filed Under: inspiration, Met Gala, museums, music, parties, pictures of me Tagged With: #metgala, costume institute, met gala, punk

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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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