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I Am the Queen of This Met Gala Theme

October 9, 2018 by WendyB

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that next year’s spring Costume Institute exhibition will be themed “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” aka “Wendy’s Special Occasion Wardrobe.” I know that tickets to the exhibit’s opening gala cost big bucks … … but someone should still invite me as his or her guest, because I’m clearly a VIP…

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Met Gala Finale, Week in Review

May 13, 2018 by WendyB

I guess I better wrap up my comments about the 2018 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before the 2019 Met Gala gets here! On Monday, I bestowed my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award upon Lena Waithe. Click here for my award winner and other top honorees. On Tuesday,…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: cardi b, met gala, met gala 2018

2018 Met Gala: The Best of the Rest

May 8, 2018 by WendyB

I feel like I should do one of those “Previously on …” intros that new television episodes start with. Read this to yourself in an announcer-type voice: Previously, on this blog, Wendy Brandes bestowed her Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the 2018 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art —…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, Fashion, Met Gala, museums, parties, versace Tagged With: 2018 met gala, met gala, tiara

My Best Dressed at the 2018 Met Gala Is …

May 7, 2018 by WendyB

Damn it! Catholicism is going to force me to write up a storm this week. via GIPHY I confess that I half-hoped the attendees of tonight’s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum would be flummoxed by the theme of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Then I could get away with writing a…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, madonna, Met Gala Tagged With: met gala, met gala 2018

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

The Week in Review

May 7, 2017 by WendyB

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…

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Fashion Repeats Itself: Trench Gowns

May 4, 2017 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion, Fashion Repeats Itself, great minds think alike, Met Gala, zang toi Tagged With: met gala, met gala 2017, priyanka chopra, zang toi

Throwback Thursday: Program From ’82, Dress From ’89

May 9, 2013 by WendyB

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that my parents are moving out of my childhood home in New Jersey. They’re clearing out all their old stuff, so I visited last weekend to take a look around. I couldn’t believe some of the things I found! Just last month I was trying to figure out when I’d…

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Filed Under: pictures of me, stores, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: #metgala, met gala, punk

My Met Gala Winners Are Miley Cyrus and Linda Fargo

May 6, 2013 by WendyB

As I expected, many of the guests at tonight’s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wore beautiful evening gowns, rather than anything related to the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit that is being celebrated. Some of the gowns are very striking, but they’d be suitable for practically any red-carpet occasion. Actress Hailee…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Met Gala, Miley Cyrus, museums, parties Tagged With: #metgala, met gala, punk

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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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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