{"id":17577,"date":"2012-10-29T17:31:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T21:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=17577"},"modified":"2012-10-29T17:31:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T21:31:11","slug":"what-wendy-wore-mid-autumn-festival-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/what-wendy-wore-mid-autumn-festival-party\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Mid-Autumn Festival Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends who used to live in Hong Kong had their annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival party last Friday. The invitation encouraged Chinese attire. I don’t have anything authentically Chinese anymore (why on earth did I get rid of that padded silk jacket I got in Hong Kong in 1996?!) but I do have an Ossie Clark<\/a> jacket with a Chinoiserie<\/a> dragon print on it. As I dug the jacket out of my closet, I noticed a vintage jumpsuit that I bought from Shrimpton Couture<\/a> several years ago. I had remembered it as having an abstract print, but upon examination, it turned out to have a Chinoiserie print as well! I figured I’d have to take the jacket off inside but I could wear the jumpsuit and stay on theme all night, so I opted for the jumpsuit.<\/p>\n

I don’t think Cherie<\/a> from Shrimpton Couture will mind if I say that the jumpsuit isn’t my most flattering outfit. She knows I got it because I was perversely attracted to the weirdness of its busy print, ’70s rec-room color palette and gaucho-style legs. On Friday, I wasn’t sure I was in the mood for “peculiar” rather than “pretty,” but then I remembered that gorgeous blogger Patti of Not Dead Yet Style<\/a> would be hosting her “Visible Monday<\/a>” link-sharing post. This jumpsuit is definitely visible, so this one’s for you, Patti.<\/p>\n

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What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nVintage jumpsuit, worn backwards:<\/strong> Shrimpton Couture (2009?, previously seen here<\/a>.)<\/em>
\nBoots:<\/strong> Prada (Late 2008\/early 2009. First seen on blog in 2009<\/a>.)<\/em>
\nPurse:<\/strong> Prada (Same season as boots.)<\/em>
\nEarrings:<\/strong> My own Empress Wu dragon design<\/a>
\nLipstick:<\/strong> So Chaud by MAC
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I am so ready for gauchos to come back! Look how they show off the boots. Love it. And don’t bother saying “never” to gauchos because Never Is the Next New Thing<\/a>\u2122.<\/p>\n

I’ll take a picture of the Ossie Clark jacket next time I wear it. I didn’t get around to modeling it for the camera on Friday and today I get to be lazy because of Hurricane Sandy. Bad weather always justifies laziness. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends who used to live in Hong Kong had their annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival party last Friday. The invitation encouraged Chinese attire. I don’t have anything authentically Chinese anymore (why on earth did I get rid of that padded silk jacket I got in Hong Kong in 1996?!) but I do have an Ossie Clark…<\/p>\n

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