{"id":24702,"date":"2014-03-13T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T04:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=24702"},"modified":"2014-03-08T20:52:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T01:52:35","slug":"throwback-thursday-pearl-choker-at-2006-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/throwback-thursday-pearl-choker-at-2006-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Pearl Choker at 2006 Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wore a pearl choker to Vanity Fair&#8217;s Oscar party this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24703\" style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/what-wendy-wore-zang-toi-at-vanity-fairs-2014-oscar-party\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24703\" class=\" wp-image-24703 \" alt=\"pearl\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pearl.jpg\" width=\"456\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pearl.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pearl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pearl-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for more photos.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wore the choker to the same event in 2006. I was wearing an emerald-green Zang Toi gown which I further accessorized with a beaded, peacock-feather fan and a tux-clad MrB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24704\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/proud-as-peacock\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24704 \" alt=\"throwback\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/throwback.jpeg\" width=\"316\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/throwback.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/throwback-246x300.jpeg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From 2006. Click for another photo and the story of the fan.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We also went to the Oscar ceremony that year, and I managed to<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/oscar-memory-red-carpet-with-george-clooney\/\" target=\"_blank\"> lurk seductively behind George Clooney on the red carpet<\/a>. Going through some photos recently, I realized that I also lurked behind Maggie Gyllenhaal, though not as spectacularly as I did with George. You can just make out a sliver of my dress here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24705\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24705\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24705\" alt=\"oscars 2006\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/oscars-2006.jpg\" width=\"327\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/oscars-2006.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/oscars-2006-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m the headless green dress on the far left.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More recently, I wore the choker on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24706\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/what-wendy-wore-vintage-versace-for-new-years-eve\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24706\" alt=\"hair1small\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hair1small.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hair1small.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hair1small-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I really like the pearls layered with other necklaces, the way I wore it this month. I wonder why it took me so long to do that? But I think cats should avoid layering.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24718\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24718\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24718\" alt=\"fitzchoker.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fitzchoker.jpg.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fitzchoker.jpg.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fitzchoker.jpg-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My cat is fancier than your cat.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzroythecat.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FitzRoy<\/a> looks purrfect with just the pearls and his fur coat! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wore a pearl choker to Vanity Fair&#8217;s Oscar party this year. I wore the choker to the same event in 2006. I was wearing an emerald-green Zang Toi gown which I further accessorized with a beaded, peacock-feather fan and a tux-clad MrB. We also went to the Oscar ceremony that year, and I managed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/throwback-thursday-pearl-choker-at-2006-oscars\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24703,"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":[77,68,115,41,607,550],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cats","8":"category-chokers","9":"category-oscars","10":"category-pictures-of-me","11":"category-throwback-thursday","12":"category-vintage-wendyb-photos","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24702","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=24702"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24799,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24702\/revisions\/24799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}