{"id":21642,"date":"2013-07-24T17:42:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T21:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=21642"},"modified":"2013-07-24T17:52:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T21:52:52","slug":"what-wendy-wore-dressing-to-please-a-man-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/what-wendy-wore-dressing-to-please-a-man-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Dressing to Please a Man, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because I dressed to make <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/what-wendy-wore-dressing-to-please-a-man-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zang Toi happy on Sunday night<\/a>, I figured it was only fair to dress in a way that would make MrB happy at our 12th-anniversary dinner on Monday.\u00a0 After all, MrB puts up with a lot more from me than Zang has to.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21643\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21643\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21643\" alt=\"pie\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pie.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pie.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pie-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant sent us a strawberry pie with a nice note.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I know MrB is a big fan of a khaki RM by Roland Mouret dress I got <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/rm-by-roland-mouret\/\" target=\"_blank\">in 2009<\/a>.\u00a0 In 2010, I wore it to embarrass myself in front of Tom Brokaw (for a second time!).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21644\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/what-wendy-wore-journalism-awards-and-shame\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21644\" class=\" wp-image-21644\" alt=\"tombrokaw1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tombrokaw1.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tombrokaw1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tombrokaw1-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking sheepish with Tom Brokaw in 2010. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week, I wore it to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gramercytavern.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gramercy Tavern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21645\" alt=\"mouretresize\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mouretresize.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mouretresize.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mouretresize-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Dress:<\/strong> RM by Roland Mouret (2009)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Terry de Havilland (2013)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Purse:<\/strong> Louis Vuitton (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/post-400-new-handbag-has-arrived\/\" target=\"_blank\">2005<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jewelry:<\/strong> All my own designs<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The gold, snake-print shoes were a gift I got earlier this year from my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/london-bloggers-the-queen-and-the-rock-n-roll-cobbler\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terry de Havilland<\/a>, aka the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdhcouture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">rock \u2018n\u2019 roll cobbler.<\/a>\u201d You can see the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/robynmichaels\/galleries\/72157622746271106\" target=\"_blank\">spring-o-lator<\/a>&#8221; insole in this photo. That <a href=\"http:\/\/howtospendit.ft.com\/womens-fashion\/2815-now-online-a-glorious-comeback-from-a-master-shoemaker\" target=\"_blank\">bouncy inner helps keep the shoes on your feet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21648\" alt=\"mules\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mules.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mules.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mules-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wore these out to another dinner earlier this month, and an alarmed friend was full of warnings about bunions and other foot damage. I was like, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=hunty\" target=\"_blank\">Hunty<\/a>, do you think I go JOGGING in these?&#8221; Each time I&#8217;ve worn them out, I&#8217;ve only walked about 30 steps. (I&#8217;ve also danced around the apartment in them when MrB is at work.) That said, de Havilland shoes are always surprisingly comfortable. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/london-bloggers-the-queen-and-the-rock-n-roll-cobbler\/\" target=\"_blank\">As Terry told me when I met him last year, his awesome wife Liz would never let him make an uncomfortable shoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For my next de Havilland shoes, I&#8217;m holding out for a pair with customized soles, like this pair of men&#8217;s shoes Terry showed me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21652\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/london-bloggers-the-queen-and-the-rock-n-roll-cobbler\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21652\" class=\" wp-image-21652\" alt=\"dehavillandfuckyou\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/dehavillandfuckyou.jpg\" width=\"545\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/dehavillandfuckyou.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/dehavillandfuckyou-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Those would go well with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Letter-Necklace-%252d-Small%2C-Gold%2C-IDGAF\" target=\"_blank\">IDGAF necklace<\/a>, don&#8217;t you agree?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because I dressed to make Zang Toi happy on Sunday night, I figured it was only fair to dress in a way that would make MrB happy at our 12th-anniversary dinner on Monday.\u00a0 After all, MrB puts up with a lot more from me than Zang has to. I know MrB is a big fan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/what-wendy-wore-dressing-to-please-a-man-part-ii\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[110,277,41,31,497],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anniversaries","category-outfit-post","category-pictures-of-me","category-shoes","category-what-wendy-wore","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21642"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21651,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21642\/revisions\/21651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}