{"id":28188,"date":"2014-12-24T14:50:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T19:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=28188"},"modified":"2014-12-24T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T19:53:50","slug":"what-wendy-wore-leather-just-like-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/what-wendy-wore-leather-just-like-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Leather, Just Like Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public-relations firm LaForce + Stevens<\/a> throws holiday parties with highlarious themes. This year’s event was held Monday, Dec. 15. The invitation featured Santa’s hand holding a whip and the dress code was “leather.”<\/p>\n

I was looking forward to the party until that morning, when I went to the vet with Henry the dog<\/a> and wound up making an appointment to send poor Henry to doggie heaven later that week<\/a>. I half-heartedly got dressed anyway and got in a cab with my designing friend Stacy<\/a>, who opined that I was in no mood for a party, seeing that the dress code didn’t call for streaming tears. But then, as we drove past the address, planing to head back home, I saw a blacked-out window and a bare-chested man wearing a harness. It turned out the party was at the Eagle Bar<\/a>, and there’s nothing like a gay leather bar to radically improve my mood. Getting to pose with a leather Santa and his jolly bondage dogs? Even better.<\/p>\n

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This is my kind of party! Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

I was completely distracted from my woes for two hours. And, as a bonus, I saw former Village Voice gossip columnist Michael Musto<\/a> and was able to tell him that I idolized him so much when I was in high school that I once called him … and he was very nice to me on the phone. “It’s good to hear I was nice,” he said.<\/p>\n

\"leatherWhat Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nSleeveless turtleneck:<\/strong> Pre-2001 (previously discussed here<\/a>)<\/em>
\nLeather trenchcoat:<\/strong> custom-made, pre-2001 (same designer made my wedding outfit<\/a>)<\/em>
\nJeggings:<\/strong> J. Brand (2010-ish? Recently seen here<\/a>)
\nBoots:<\/strong> Prada (2012-ish? I have to check on that; they’ve never made the blog before!)
\nJewelry:<\/strong> My own designs
\nHair:<\/strong> Freshly trimmed by the fabulous Keith Carpenter<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you, LaForce + Stevens (especially James LaForce!) for the best party of the month! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The public-relations firm LaForce + Stevens throws holiday parties with highlarious themes. This year’s event was held Monday, Dec. 15. The invitation featured Santa’s hand holding a whip and the dress code was “leather.” I was looking forward to the party until that morning, when I went to the vet with Henry the dog and…<\/p>\n

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