{"id":25879,"date":"2014-05-23T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=25879"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:19:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:19:28","slug":"what-wendy-wore-hanging-out-at-zang-tois-showroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/what-wendy-wore-hanging-out-at-zang-tois-showroom\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Hanging Out at Zang Toi&#8217;s Showroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My designing friend Zang Toi had a sample sale<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/the-week-in-review-25\/\" target=\"_blank\"> earlier this week<\/a>, and I joined him at his showroom to sell my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/custom-wendyb.php\" target=\"_blank\">WENDYB by Wendy Brandes<\/a> jewelry.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_25881\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25881\" class=\"wp-image-25881 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang1.jpg\" alt=\"zang1\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharing a selfie with Zang&#8217;s &#8220;Haute Couture&#8221; dress form.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>In between customers, I admired Zang&#8217;s offerings, including this dress from his Spring 2014 &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/what-wendy-wore-end-of-summer-dressing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ballet Babe<\/a>&#8221; collection.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_25882\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/what-wendy-wore-end-of-summer-dressing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25882\" class=\"wp-image-25882 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang2.jpg\" alt=\"zang2\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see the dress on the runway.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t resist trying on a couple of dresses. I decided to be adventurous, choosing ones that my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/introducing-eryn-and-the-new-instagram-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">right-hand woman Eryn<\/a> would describe as &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/nqV-a5jZdQ\/\" target=\"_blank\">pounds of fabric<\/a>.&#8221; It turns out that a giant dress that has been fitted to a toothpick-thin, 6&#8242;-tall model looks rather comical on a 5&#8217;4&#8243; civilian.\u00a0 This high\/low (or &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/mullets\/\" target=\"_blank\">mullet<\/a>&#8220;) gown looked elegant on the runway.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='8u_J35ZHRPNXlDp_bi1XYw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/480138513' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8u_J35ZHRPNXlDp_bi1XYw',sig:'rL7TbuVYJoQhP5sfsyINu5Fcrono2LEh5zjaweI1kOM=',w:'395px',h:'594px',items:'480138513',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But I looked kinda like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=little+bo+peep&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=mWb&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;channel=sb&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=NJd_U7_hNITJsQSZuIDYCg&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=772\" target=\"_blank\">Little Bo Peep<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_25884\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25884\" class=\"wp-image-25884 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang3.jpg\" alt=\"zang3\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang3.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOL.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This plaid gown was more my style, even though it was still about 3&#8242; too long.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25885\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang4.jpg\" alt=\"zang4\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang4.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I got a great workout wrestling that gown into the dressing room. That&#8217;s a whole lot of dress.<\/p>\n<p>My own outfit for the sale was more streamlined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25886\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"zang5\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zang5.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Top:<\/strong> MaxMara (pre-2005, seen <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/what-wendy-wore-casual-for-thanksgiving-in-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> in 2010)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jeggings:<\/strong> J. Brand (2010-ish? Recently seen <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/what-wendy-wore-lady-gagas-artpop-ball-at-msg\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Givenchy (2014, previously seen <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/what-wendy-wore-birthday-booties-from-barbarab\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Necklace:<\/strong> My own <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/jewel-of-the-month-the-hen-in-the-egg\/\" target=\"_blank\">chicken-in-egg locket<\/a> design.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had an extra-special sale of my sterling-silver squirrel necklaces going on that day. Everyone who bought them bought two!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_25888\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25888\" class=\"wp-image-25888 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zangsquirrel.jpg\" alt=\"zangsquirrel\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zangsquirrel.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zangsquirrel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/zangsquirrel-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My squirrel necklace photographed against one of Zang&#8217;s dresses.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Even though the squirrel price has gone back up a bit, it&#8217;s still on sale for $25. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Squirrel-Necklace-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to purchase one &#8230; or two!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My designing friend Zang Toi had a sample sale earlier this week, and I joined him at his showroom to sell my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes jewelry. In between customers, I admired Zang&#8217;s offerings, including this dress from his Spring 2014 &#8220;Ballet Babe&#8221; collection. I couldn&#8217;t resist trying on a couple of dresses. 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