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What Wendy Wore: WD-40 and 2004 Versace

October 23, 2019 by WendyB

It took some effort — a pair of Spanx, a can of WD-40, a shoehorn, and the muscle power of two burly Teamsters — but I squeezed myself into a 2004 Versace dress for the Fourth Estate Award Gala last week. What Wendy Wore Dress: Versace (2004) Shoes: Miu Miu (2010) Clutch: Ostrich clutch from…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, designers, dresses, Fashion, favorite brands, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, versace, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Shopping My Closet for the Hot Emmys Color Combo

September 24, 2019 by WendyB

The hot color combination at the Emmys was pink and red, worn by, among others, Marisa Tomei. Embed from Getty Images People have said that I look like Marisa. What do you think? Obviously, I get Liza Minnelli more often. View this post on Instagram Someone asked me yesterday if I’ve ever been told that…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, emmys, Fashion, In the News, news, pictures of me, politics, truth-justice-and-the-american-way, vintage, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: 2019 emmys, marisa tomei, nancy pelosi, slow fashion, slow fashion movement, zandra rhodes

What Wendy Wore: Not Autumn Yet

September 19, 2019 by WendyB

I don’t care about Labor Day — it’s still summer until Monday! That’s why I wore a summer dress to my stepdaughter’s 30th birthday dinner last week (I’ve known her since she was eight! Holy shit!) What Wendy Wore Dress: Possible vintage Michael Vollbracht (2005-ish?) Shoes: Prada (2010) Purse Louis Vuitton Cerise (2005) I didn’t realize till…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, favorite brands, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, Throwback Thursday, vintage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: louis vuitton cerise, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion McQueen

August 27, 2019 by WendyB

I’ve been dressing very casually lately, so I made a point of putting on a dress for MrB’s belated birthday dinner on Sunday. Dress:  Alexander McQueen (2010) Shoes: Prada (2010) This dress by Alexander McQueen is homegrown vintage. I wore it for the first time during a 2010 trip to L.A., for dinner with my…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: alexander mcqueen, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Throwback Thursday: July 4, Past and Present

July 4, 2019 by WendyB

I love an excuse for a themed outfit. Accordingly, on many 4th of July holidays, I’ve worn the Castelbajac sailor outfit I got in 2010. This year, I don’t feel costume-y. Instead, I’ve acknowledged the day by texting the word RESIST to 50409 and using Resistbot to tell Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and New York senators…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, Fashion, holidays, homegrown vintage, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: 4th of july, ashish, freedom for all, join my coven, slow fashion, slow fashion movement, witches unite

What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark at the Loebs Again

June 27, 2019 by WendyB

MrB almost always attends the annual Gerald Loeb Awards for business and financial journalism. He got the Loeb lifetime achievement award himlsef in 2002, and I don’t think a year’s gone by when someone hasn’t thanked him in an acceptance speech. I often go to the Loebs with him to catch up with people I’ve…

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Filed Under: designers, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, Throwback Thursday, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: celia birtwell, loeb awards, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Throwback Thursday: Sheila Has a Vintage Toga Party

June 6, 2019 by WendyB

In April, I did a video about a vintage Stephen Burrows toga-type garment that I had never worn. I didn’t want to give it up because Burrows is an important designer, and whenever I considered selling the piece online or at a consignment store, I imagined it eventually landing on a thrift-store rack, forlorn and…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, designers, Fashion, independent fashion bloggers, jumpsuits Tagged With: slow fashion, slow fashion movement, stephen burrows

What Wendy Wore: Columbia Spectator Slow Fashion

May 16, 2019 by WendyB

The Columbia Daily Spectator — the undergraduate news organization of Columbia University in New York — had its annual fundraiser last Friday. This was a pleasant change, because the dinner has been held in January or February for ages. Last year, the students told the board of alumni trustees, of which I’m a member, that…

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Filed Under: clothes, columbia daily spectator, designers, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, Special Occasions, vintage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion, slow fashion movement

What Wendy Wore: Double-Vintage Ossie Clark

April 11, 2019 by WendyB

On Tuesday, MrB and I attended the Awards for Excellence dinner for the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. Dick Tofel, our friend and the president of ProPublica, was among the honorees. Four recent alumni were also recognized and I was absolutely blown away by their work: I…

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Filed Under: Fashion, homegrown vintage, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: double vintage, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

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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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