{"id":13819,"date":"2011-12-21T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2011-12-21T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T16:46:02","slug":"wear-what-you-want-because-it-hurts-me-so-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/wear-what-you-want-because-it-hurts-me-so-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Wear What You Want Because It Hurts Me So Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started this blog in 2007 with the motto “Wear What You Want.” As I explain in my FAQ<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I chose ‘Wear What You Want’ as my blog\u2019s motto because I want people to know the style rules \u2026 and then break them! Forget the self-appointed fashion police who snark on anyone who shows a little creativity. If you’re going to a party, it\u2019s just a few hours of your life. Don\u2019t wear a boring black dress<\/a> because you\u2019re scared of standing out. Be the belle of the ball, not a wallflower! I live by my own motto. A noted fashion publication put my vintage leopard-print Patrick Kelly gown<\/a> in a ‘Disaster Area’ feature. That immediately turned the dress into one of my favorites. I’ve worn it many times since<\/a> \u2026 and always gotten a lot of compliments.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That said, I must confess that I often look at someone and think, “That outfit is terrible!” I just don’t say it out loud — certainly not in person and very rarely online<\/a>. What good would that do? Making a remark like that just ruins someone’s day. I don’t want to be in the business of ruining people’s days. Besides, if the person normally has great style … well, everyone has “off” moments. S\/he probably knows it so there’s no need to rub it in. If the person has terrible style all the time, making a catty comment is unlikely to provide the magical good-taste transplant that would be necessary for long-term improvement. And, as the late, great Vogue editor Diana Vreeland<\/a> said, “Too much good taste can be boring.<\/a>” I get pleasure out of painful fashion. I realized today that I’m like that masochistic cow on Family Guy<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Family Guy<\/em>, as I always am, I’m excited to see its creator, Seth MacFarlane, perform big-band tunes<\/a> at the Highline Ballroom tonight. Holla at me if you see me there — I’ll be the one wearing a nondescript black t-shirt and jeans<\/a>. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I started this blog in 2007 with the motto “Wear What You Want.” As I explain in my FAQ: “I chose ‘Wear What You Want’ as my blog\u2019s motto because I want people to know the style rules \u2026 and then break them! Forget the self-appointed fashion police who snark on anyone who shows a…<\/p>\n

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