{"id":117,"date":"2007-09-05T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-06T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2007-09-05T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-06T00:39:00","slug":"zang-with-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/zang-with-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Zang With a Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight my husband and I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zang_Toi\">Zang Toi<\/a>&#8216;s spring line at a fundraiser Zang held for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. We saw both singer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Patti-LaBelle-Greatest-Hits-MCA\/dp\/B000002P53\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2\/103-9667944-8636621?ie=UTF8&amp;s=music&amp;qid=1189041150&amp;sr=8-2\">Patti LaBelle<\/a> and DJ drag queen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladybunny.net\/\">Lady Bunny<\/a> there. Who is the greater diva? I would have liked to see them wrestle for the title.  Maybe next season! The theme for the collection was &#8220;Chinoiserie Garden.&#8221; I must apologize, because the photo below has no Chinoiserie in it at all and doesn&#8217;t particularly illustrate anything beyond what I wore to the party.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9NEuOTGhI\/AAAAAAAAAac\/EtWMMwqhX_A\/s320\/Zang+Toi+party+Sept+5.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106885245984250386\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> I wish I could borrow Kristoffer from <a href=\"http:\/\/stylebytes.net\/\">Style Bytes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/trashion.blogsome.com\/\">Trashion<\/a> to do my photography! I need an upgrade.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>I got that relatively subdued, pinstriped Zang a little while ago.  It looks much more fabulous in person than in this lying photograph &#8230; I swear! Most of Zang&#8217;s clothes are more dramatic than this dress. He&#8217;s all into the glamour. We like that! I wore this light blue Zang last December. Too bad you can&#8217;t see the kicky hemline in this picture:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9OOeOTGiI\/AAAAAAAAAak\/jreQ_ILVdH8\/s320\/Dreamgirls_Premiere_Dec_14_2006_2.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106886512999602722\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I wore this pinkish-lavender Zang (<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">below<\/span>) last New Year&#8217;s Eve:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9dP-OTGpI\/AAAAAAAAAbc\/PexFyaDf1ok\/s320\/wendy+3.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106903031443823250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Here&#8217;s another picture from New Year&#8217;s just to prove that I do occasionally leave the dingy hallway that serves as my photo studio:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9dleOTGqI\/AAAAAAAAAbk\/5nXyGCi-eeg\/s320\/brooke+and+wendy+4.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106903400811010722\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">That&#8217;s me with my gorgeous client Brooke<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>But my all-time favorite Zang was this green gown with matching fan:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9PruOTGjI\/AAAAAAAAAas\/ah_XMlGFaME\/s320\/zang+dress+at+oscars.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106888115022404146\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">That&#8217;s my husband on the left. People often ask if I&#8217;m his daughter. He loves that.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Last season, I did some gold-plated sterling silver jewelry for Zang&#8217;s runway show. (<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All runway photos are courtesy of <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/fashion\/fashionshows\/designers\/bios\/zangtoi\/\">Zang Toi<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">.<\/span>) A cuff:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9QuuOTGkI\/AAAAAAAAAa0\/KEfqVgM4CqI\/s1600-h\/zang_fromzangtoi_3.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9QuuOTGkI\/AAAAAAAAAa0\/KEfqVgM4CqI\/s320\/zang_fromzangtoi_3.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106889266073639490\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>A choker:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9RDOOTGlI\/AAAAAAAAAa8\/RsaeS02vAiY\/s1600-h\/zang_fromzangtoi_6.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9RDOOTGlI\/AAAAAAAAAa8\/RsaeS02vAiY\/s320\/zang_fromzangtoi_6.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106889618260957778\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Some big rings and a giant belt buckle:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9Se-OTGoI\/AAAAAAAAAbU\/SBdBAAVvHTY\/s1600-h\/zang_fromzangtoi_2.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9Se-OTGoI\/AAAAAAAAAbU\/SBdBAAVvHTY\/s320\/zang_fromzangtoi_2.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106891194513955458\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>But my all-time fondest memory of Zang is the first time my husband met him. I&#8217;m pretty sure it was also the first time my husband ever shook hands with a man who was wearing a mini kilt but my husband carried it off with aplomb. And &#8230; nice legs, Zang! All the ladies are jealous, I&#8217;m telling you.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rt9MduOTGgI\/AAAAAAAAAaU\/uAYzaoWYxUw\/s1600-h\/Zang+Toi+party+Sept+5.JPG\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><\/span><br \/><\/a> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight my husband and I saw Zang Toi&#8216;s spring line at a fundraiser Zang held for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. We saw both singer Patti LaBelle and DJ drag queen Lady Bunny there. Who is the greater diva? I would have liked to see them wrestle for the title. Maybe next season! 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