{"id":12289,"date":"2011-09-09T14:41:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T18:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=12289"},"modified":"2013-04-14T15:52:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T19:52:44","slug":"on-the-town-fashions-night-out-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/on-the-town-fashions-night-out-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Town: Fashion’s Night Out in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wasn’t planning to go anywhere for Fashion’s Night Out<\/a>, but then my gorgeous hairstylist friend Julie Matos told me that vintage showroom Post Script Couture<\/a> had some pieces from Debbie Harry<\/a>. I had to check that out, so I put on what I hoped was a Debbie Harry-worthy<\/a> vintage Stephen Sprouse skirt and headed out.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, I didn’t find anything of Debbie’s that I wanted to try on, but there were plenty of other pieces. This stunning pearl-and-rhinestone-covered dress was too bulky on me but someone else needs to get it soon. It’s so old-time movie star.<\/p>\n

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I barely<\/em> squeezed myself into this Genny dress with a leather bustier that can be unsnapped and worn separately.<\/p>\n

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If you think that dress looks like a Versace, you have a good eye. Gianni Versace<\/a> worked for Genny before starting his namesake label.<\/p>\n

Finally I tried on a crazily beaded and fringed dress. A seemingly abstract pattern turned out to read “7th Avenue” — a reference to New York’s Garment District<\/a> — when viewed in a mirror. See it?<\/p>\n

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Julie wore some home-grown vintage<\/a>: a Pucci dress that she bought new but has kept for years. Here she is with Post Script owner Julie Skinner. Two Julies!<\/p>\n

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You’ll note that Julie Matos is wearing the pink shoes I’m wearing in the photos above. I borrowed them while I was trying on the dresses because my boots weren’t working.<\/p>\n

After leaving Post Script, Julie Matos and I went to a late dinner at French-Vietnamese restaurant Indochine<\/a>, which was as hopping as it was in the ’80s. The first time I ate with chopsticks was at Indochine in 1988. One of the publicists for the movie Mondo New York<\/em><\/a> took me there. I felt very chic and grown-up, though I was neither. The dinner at Indochine was a spontaneous decision, so it was just coincidence that my Stephen Sprouse skirt was from his 1988 collection. The skirt isn’t home-grown vintage. I couldn’t afford Sprouse in the ’80s. I got it within the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

\"\"What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nTop:<\/strong> Purchased in Paris in 2001<\/em>
\nSkirt:<\/strong> Stephen Sprouse, Hardcore Collection, 1988<\/em>
\nBoots:<\/strong> Manolo Blahnik <\/em>
\nLip color:<\/strong> Girl About Town by MAC<\/em>
\nEarrings:<\/strong> My own Cleopatra design<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I definitely recommend a visit to Post Script if you’re in New York. If you’re not, you can find some of the collection on 1stdibs.com<\/a>. You can also follow Julie Skinner and Post Script on Twitter here<\/a>. Julie Matos is too shy for social media, but you can make an appointment for a hairdo with her here<\/a>.\u00a0 If you go to Indochine, order the spicy beef salad, fried spring rolls, Vietnamese ravioli and cucumber martini. Don’t forget to use your chopsticks!<\/p>\n

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I wasn’t planning to go anywhere for Fashion’s Night Out, but then my gorgeous hairstylist friend Julie Matos told me that vintage showroom Post Script Couture had some pieces from Debbie Harry. I had to check that out, so I put on what I hoped was a Debbie Harry-worthy vintage Stephen Sprouse skirt and headed…<\/p>\n

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