{"id":29150,"date":"2015-04-27T23:59:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T03:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=29150"},"modified":"2015-04-28T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T04:24:10","slug":"what-wendy-wore-zang-toi-and-a-new-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/what-wendy-wore-zang-toi-and-a-new-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi and a New Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My hair guru Keith Carpenter and his partner Olivier had a dinner party on Saturday at their beautiful apartment in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29156\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29156\" class=\"wp-image-29156 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flowerarrangement.jpg\" alt=\"flowerarrangement\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flowerarrangement.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flowerarrangement-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flowerarrangement-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High ceilings make tall flower arrangements possible!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I dressed in the same Zang Toi jacket\/faux-garter tights combo that I wore to see <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/what-wendy-wore-zang-toi-and-garters-to-cabaret\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cabaret<\/em> in January<\/a> and to <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/what-wendy-wore-zang-tois-fall-2014-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zang&#8217;s Fall 2014 runway show<\/a>.\u00a0 What can I say? I like this outfit!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29155\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/keithpartyresize.jpg\" alt=\"keithpartyresize\" width=\"450\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/keithpartyresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/keithpartyresize-105x300.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/keithpartyresize-359x1024.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/keithpartyresize-300x855.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jacket:<\/strong> Zang Toi (purchased December <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/what-wendy-will-wear-zang-tois-fall-2014-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>T-shirt:<\/strong> Splendid<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shorts (hidden):<\/strong> JC de Castelbajac (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/what-wendy-wore-a-shorts-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Tights:<\/strong> Pretty Polly<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Lagerfeld (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/old-shooz-and-final-la-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">1994<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>Purse:<\/strong> Prada (2009)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span id=\"react-root\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/17RKzgiAS4\/?taken-by=cinziabrandinyc\" target=\"_blank\">Cinzia Brandi<\/a>, a gorgeous stylist<\/span> friend of Keith&#8217;s, took a cool-looking photo of one of my newest designs: the barbed-wire, full-finger, hinged ring in 18K yellow gold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29159\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/17RKzgiAS4\/?taken-by=cinziabrandinyc\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29159\" class=\"wp-image-29159 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hinged-ring.jpg\" alt=\"hinged ring\" width=\"498\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hinged-ring.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hinged-ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hinged-ring-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see on Cinzia&#8217;s Instagram.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I haven&#8217;t gotten the professional photos taken of this and other new designs yet, but you can see an iPhone snap of the hinged ring in its full glory on <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/19cRbbjZY_\/?taken-by=wendybrandesjewelry\" target=\"_blank\">my company Instagram<\/a>. By the way, if you don&#8217;t follow <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">my business Instagram<\/a>, you should, because that&#8217;s where I give sneak peeks of new designs and alert followers to sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Keith&#8217;s dinner was actually our second party that night. First, &#8220;Aunt&#8221; Stacy Lomman and I celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/purrkoy_the_kitten\/\" target=\"_blank\">Purrkoy the kitten<\/a>&#8216;s first birthday in his favorite location: the bathroom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29160\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29160\" class=\"wp-image-29160 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday1crop.jpg\" alt=\"pkbday1crop\" width=\"498\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday1crop.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday1crop-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, we are that silly!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Purrkoy didn&#8217;t get to eat the cat-decorated cupcake, but he enjoyed nibbling the candles.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/16gnObTL1a\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_top\">A video posted by Purrkoy the Kitten (@purrkoy_the_kitten)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-04-25T22:11:50+00:00\">Apr 25, 2015 at 3:11pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>For a gift, I got him his own phone: the iBanana 6, fully loaded with catnip.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday3crop.jpg\" alt=\"pkbday3crop\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday3crop.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday3crop-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pkbday3crop-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You know how at every party there&#8217;s one shy guest who hides behind the toilet? At PK&#8217;s party, that was his <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/fitzroy_the_cat\/\" target=\"_blank\">older brother FitzRoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fitzy.jpg\" alt=\"fitzy\" width=\"498\" height=\"497\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fitzy.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fitzy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fitzy-300x299.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wallflower level: Expert.<br \/>\n <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My hair guru Keith Carpenter and his partner Olivier had a dinner party on Saturday at their beautiful apartment in Brooklyn. I dressed in the same Zang Toi jacket\/faux-garter tights combo that I wore to see Cabaret in January and to Zang&#8217;s Fall 2014 runway show.\u00a0 What can I say? I like this outfit! What&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/what-wendy-wore-zang-toi-and-a-new-ring\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29151,"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":[77,43,277,64,41,27,6,66],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cats","8":"category-my-designs","9":"category-outfit-post","10":"category-parties","11":"category-pictures-of-me","12":"category-prada","13":"category-rings","14":"category-zang-toi","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29150","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=29150"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29164,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29150\/revisions\/29164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}