{"id":2988,"date":"2009-12-04T00:26:29","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T05:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2009-12-04T13:54:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T18:54:55","slug":"photo-flashback-to-zang-tois-showroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/photo-flashback-to-zang-tois-showroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Flashback to Zang Toi&#8217;s Showroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ve been so busy lately that I haven&#8217;t been able to post quite a few photos. Time to catch up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">House photographer GeorgeB took this picture of me, my designing friend Zang Toi and Zang&#8217;s friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/two-two-wendyb-events-in-the-big-apple\/\" target=\"_blank\">the holiday sale I had at Zang&#8217;s showroom<\/a> last month. From left to right: Don, me, Zang, Jassemine, Jackson and Alan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2989\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2989\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2989  \" title=\"Zang Toi Sample Sale\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Sample-Sale.jpg\" alt=\"Zang Toi Sample Sale\" width=\"459\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Sample-Sale.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Sample-Sale-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#39;s my jewelry on display.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Zang got Don all dolled up in a white suit with a matching white ascot and sheer white shirt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2992\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=werq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2992\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2992 \" title=\"Zang Toi Friend-jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Friend-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Zang Toi Friend-jpg\" width=\"246\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Friend-jpg.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Zang-Toi-Friend-jpg-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WERQ!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sorry, ladies &#8212; and gentlemen &#8212; but our photo of Don wearing the transparent shirt without the jacket came out blurry. I assure you it was a sight worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The dress I wore that day is the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/im-pretty-girl-so-vote-for-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Wendy&#8221; dress<\/a> I got from <a href=\"http:\/\/shrimptoncouture.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">gorgeous blogger Cherie<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shrimptoncouture.com\/main\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shrimpton Couture<\/a>. Earlier in November, I got to wear the dress for Cherie herself when she came to town.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3088\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3088\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3088 \" title=\"cherie_1024EDIT(3)\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cherie_1024EDIT3.jpg\" alt=\"Cherie's coat is by Roberto Cavalli.\" width=\"254\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cherie_1024EDIT3.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cherie_1024EDIT3-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherie&#39;s coat is by Roberto Cavalli.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Meanwhile, back at Zang&#8217;s showroom, beauteous knitwear expert Stacy Lomman dropped by to say hello and found herself in a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_California_%28song%29\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel California<\/a> situation. We didn&#8217;t let her leave until we&#8217;d forced her to try on all of Zang&#8217;s clothes and pose for GeorgeB&#8217;s camera. I kept saying, &#8220;One more gown!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3090\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3090  \" title=\"Stacy1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy11.jpg\" alt=\"You can see the sexy cowl back in the mirror.\" width=\"288\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy11.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy11-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can see the sexy cowl back in the mirror.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3091\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3091\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3091 \" title=\"Stacy2\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy2.jpg\" alt=\"This time, GeorgeB used the mirror to capture the gown's ornate, beaded neckpiece.\" width=\"272\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy2.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy2-148x300.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This time, GeorgeB used the mirror to capture the gown&#39;s ornate, beaded neckpiece.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3092\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3092\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3092   \" title=\"Stacy3\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3.jpg\" alt=\"Stacy has the perfect figure, doesn't she?\" width=\"271\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy has the perfect figure, doesn&#39;t she?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3093\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=32&amp;collect=true&amp;id=442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3093\" title=\"Stacy3close\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3close.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup showing my rose quartz Venus earrings, rose quartz seashell ring and citrine\/pink sapphire ring.\" width=\"306\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3close.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy3close-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closeup showing my rose quartz Venus earrings, rose quartz seashell ring and citrine\/pink sapphire ring.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3094\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/hanging-with-zang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3094\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3094   \" title=\"Stacy4\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy4.jpg\" alt=\"Click to see a picture of me wearing the tiger-striped jacket.\" width=\"294\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy4.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Stacy4-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see a picture of me wearing the tiger-striped jacket.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stacy finally escaped after three hours. Believe it or not, she bravely came to my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/the-pop-up-shop-has-arrived\/\" target=\"_blank\">pop-up shop<\/a> the next day.\u00a0 Most supportive friend in the world or masochist? You decide. (Thanks, Stacy!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">UPDATED TO ADD: Zang is having a great sale through December 23. Prices start at $30! Go to 30 West 57th Street, 7th floor, any weekday between 11 AM and 6:30 PM to check out the goods.<\/p>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been so busy lately that I haven&#8217;t been able to post quite a few photos. Time to catch up! House photographer GeorgeB took this picture of me, my designing friend Zang Toi and Zang&#8217;s friends at the holiday sale I had at Zang&#8217;s showroom last month. From left to right: Don, me, Zang, Jassemine,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/photo-flashback-to-zang-tois-showroom\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2992,"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":[12,83,43,13,41,66],"tags":[312,314],"class_list":{"0":"post-2988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogs-and-bloggers","8":"category-gorgeous-friends","9":"category-my-designs","10":"category-necklaces","11":"category-pictures-of-me","12":"category-zang-toi","13":"tag-shrimpton-couture","14":"tag-stacy-lomman","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988","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=2988"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3097,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions\/3097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}