{"id":26586,"date":"2014-08-07T16:43:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=26586"},"modified":"2014-08-07T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T20:46:14","slug":"throwback-thursday-marie-france-dress-in-2014-and-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/throwback-thursday-marie-france-dress-in-2014-and-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Marie France Dress in 2014 and 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our gorgeous friend Jolie Hunt<\/a> invited me and MrB to the launch party for her marketing and communications firm<\/a>, Hunt & Gather<\/a>, earlier this week. (Is that a great company name, or what?) The event was on a former Navy ship named the Baylander<\/a>, which was docked at Pier 5 in Brooklyn<\/a> for the night. This gave us a beautiful view of downtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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I wore an early ’70s Marie France dress that I got from lovely Liz <\/a>of Vintage-a-Peel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"shipdressresize\"What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nDress:<\/strong> Marie France (vintage, probably purchased in 2005 or 2006)<\/em>
\nShoes:<\/strong> Jil Sander (2008<\/a>)<\/em>
\nClutch:<\/strong> Sequoia, from Galeries Lafayette (2011<\/a>)<\/em>
\nNecklaces:<\/strong> Same selection worn here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I didn’t particularly care for those shoes with the dress, but I was running so late that I decided not to change them, especially because wedges are always a safety-conscious choice for boat parties. But one of the many arguments in favor of punctuality is “better shoe decisions.” I have to keep that in mind next time I am dawdling.<\/p>\n

The only other photos I have of this dress are from 2006, when we went to a Cinema Society<\/a> screening and party for the movie The Night Listener<\/em><\/a>. I previously posted a photo from that night of me with wonderful actress Toni Collette<\/a>, but here’s another for Throwback Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Patrick McMullan. 2006.<\/p><\/div>\n

I don’t remember what made us so giggly, but I’m glad we had such a good time! It seems like I laughed like that all night, judging from this photo that was in the New York Sun<\/a>. I think I would have laughed myself to death if I had seen Toni jump into the pool,<\/a> fully dressed, later that night, but I must have wandered off to the beach at that point. The party was held at the Hamptons house of the legendary advertising executive Jerry Della Femina<\/a>. He’s one of the inspirations for Mad Men<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jerry, me and MrB. Photo by Patrick McMullan.<\/p><\/div>\n

MrB and I didn’t deliberately coordinate our outfits that night — it just happened, I swear. And look at the difference in my hair between the first photo with Toni and the second photo with Jerry. The humidity gave me a whole new look. One more style note: That dress takes a lot of Hollywood Fashion Tape<\/a> to stay in place. Every time I wear it, I find tape on me for days after! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our gorgeous friend Jolie Hunt invited me and MrB to the launch party for her marketing and communications firm, Hunt & Gather, earlier this week. (Is that a great company name, or what?) The event was on a former Navy ship named the Baylander, which was docked at Pier 5 in Brooklyn for the night….<\/p>\n

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