{"id":264,"date":"2007-11-22T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-23T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=264"},"modified":"2007-11-22T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-23T05:02:00","slug":"time-to-start-thinking-of-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/time-to-start-thinking-of-new-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Start Thinking of New Year&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be fabulous to wear one of these on New Year&#8217;s Eve? These are clearly not for the H&amp;M crowd, but feel free to lick the screen, then shop for budget lookalikes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bergdorfgoodman.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod26640134&amp;parentId=cat219500&amp;masterId=cat265615&amp;index=3&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000006cat265402cat265408cat265615cat219500\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HAGVEKqWI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/eslklGJVA4Y\/s320\/nyedress1.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134596265145444706\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Yellow for your black tie event<\/span><br \/><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bergdorfgoodman.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod26640134&amp;parentId=cat219500&amp;masterId=cat265615&amp;index=3&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000006cat265402cat265408cat265615cat219500\">Dolce &amp; Gabbana<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, $5995, at Bergdorf Goodman<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(It doesn&#8217;t ship till Dec. 27! That&#8217;s cutting it close.)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/frocknyc.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0IcyVEKqhI\/AAAAAAAABYk\/-snCGKo6EWg\/s320\/frocknyc.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134698176129444370\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Classic black tie<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>Georges Rech, $525, <a href=\"http:\/\/frocknyc.com\/\">Frock<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neimanmarcus.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod44000009&amp;parentId=cat14730732&amp;masterId=cat000019&amp;index=0&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000009cat000019cat14730732\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HBqVEKqXI\/AAAAAAAABXU\/BzeRfqsR07w\/s320\/nyedress2.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134597983132363122\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Stand out without flashing too much flesh<\/span><br \/><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neimanmarcus.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod44000009&amp;parentId=cat14730732&amp;masterId=cat000019&amp;index=0&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000009cat000019cat14730732\">Boudicca<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, $2540, Neiman Marcus<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shopbop.com\/cacada-dress-catherine-malandrino\/vp\/v=1\/845524441809538.htm?folderID=2534374302029428&amp;fm=whatsnew\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HDYlEKqYI\/AAAAAAAABXc\/M7vbcrla3KY\/s320\/nyedress3.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134599877212940674\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Short and sassy<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopbop.com\/cacada-dress-catherine-malandrino\/vp\/v=1\/845524441809538.htm?folderID=2534374302029428&amp;fm=whatsnew\">Catherine Malandrino<\/a>, $595, Shopbop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/main\/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446171621&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574492703596&amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&amp;bmUID=1195492506207&amp;ev19=3:13\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HFWVEKqZI\/AAAAAAAABXk\/kDOrOs8Lq5w\/s320\/nyedress4.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134602037581490578\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">New Year&#8217;s in Miami<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Dress doesn&#8217;t include strange Barbie-like model.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/main\/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446171621&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574492703596&amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474399545537&amp;bmUID=1195492506207&amp;ev19=3:13\">Blumarine<\/a>, $1325, Saks<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/swankvintage.com\/2921.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HIjlEKqbI\/AAAAAAAABX0\/KLNkx-jaOnc\/s320\/nyedress6.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134605563749640626\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">New Year&#8217;s in Barbados<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>1970s <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/swankvintage.com\/2921.html\">Robert David Morton<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, $275, Swank Vintage<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/vintageous.com\/sarmi5.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HGOFEKqaI\/AAAAAAAABXs\/hrSV0apGyqo\/s320\/nyedress5.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134602995359197602\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Unexpected color<br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vintage <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/vintageous.com\/sarmi5.htm\">Sarmi<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, $825, Vintageous<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/poshvintage.com\/prod_one.cfm?id=6108&amp;srow1=0&amp;isspan=0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0HJllEKqcI\/AAAAAAAABX8\/OqYPdBxOf1s\/s320\/nyedress7.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134606697621006786\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Red-hot vintage<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/poshvintage.com\/prod_one.cfm?id=6108&amp;srow1=0&amp;isspan=0\">Jean Muir<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, $2225, Poshvintage.com<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s a dress I&#8217;m not wearing on New Year&#8217;s Eve. I wore it earlier this week. It&#8217;s in brown velvet and was made for me by Zang Toi. You can see the original, short version of the dress in light blue <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/zang-with-z.html\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R0TRL1EKqnI\/AAAAAAAABZU\/iMdcPYFGfr4\/s320\/20071121_0798.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135459476262529650\" border=\"0\" \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Trying to hold up the train so y&#8217;all can see it.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\" id=\"formatbar_Buttons\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"formatbar_Italic\" title=\"Italic\" onmouseover=\"ButtonHoverOn(this);\" onmouseout=\"ButtonHoverOff(this);\" onmouseup=\"\" onmousedown=\"CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 4);ButtonMouseDown(this);\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:100%;\" ><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be fabulous to wear one of these on New Year&#8217;s Eve? These are clearly not for the H&amp;M crowd, but feel free to lick the screen, then shop for budget lookalikes. Yellow for your black tie eventDolce &amp; Gabbana, $5995, at Bergdorf Goodman(It doesn&#8217;t ship till Dec. 27! That&#8217;s cutting it close.) Classic&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/time-to-start-thinking-of-new-years\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[61,92,41,32,40,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-dresses","category-nablopomo","category-pictures-of-me","category-shopping-suggestions","category-vintage","category-zang-toi","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","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=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}