{"id":3003,"date":"2009-11-28T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2009-11-28T16:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2011-11-23T21:57:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T02:57:42","slug":"outfit-post-by-bill-cunningham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/outfit-post-by-bill-cunningham\/","title":{"rendered":"Outfit Photo by Bill Cunningham of the New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

I promised a full-length view of my gown from this week’s Committee to Protect Journalists fund-raising dinner<\/a>, but I didn’t expect I’d get to use one from the New York Times! Famous photographer Bill Cunningham<\/a> took this picture of me and my gorgeous friend Melissa — both in Zang Toi gowns — with Zang that night.<\/p>\n

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Click to see the whole feature in the New York Times.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks again<\/a>, Bill!<\/p>\n

I must say, it’s great to have the designer around to fix one’s train. A friend took a candid picture of that process.<\/p>\n

\"Zang

Zang got down on the floor to make my dress photo-worthy.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s a more formal photo of me and MrB, taken by famous photographer GeorgeB, before we set out that night.<\/p>\n

\"With

With MrB before heading to the event.<\/p><\/div>\n

In a twist on the standard New York City skyline image, the buildings on the gown are the Hearst Tower and the Time Warner Center. Zang’s morning jogs past those places inspired him.<\/p>\n

For jewelry, I wore one-of-a-kind diamond earrings and a “censored” version of the Wendy Brandes swear rings<\/a>. (I replaced the “F” with an asterisk.) I thought that was symbolically appropriate for an occasion benefiting journalists who are censored and worse.<\/p>\n

\"swear-rings<\/p>\n

The fabulous Julie from Pierre Michel<\/a> twisted my faux-ny tail<\/a> into an off-center chignon. That was a new look for the faux-ny and I really enjoyed it. It turned out Julie worked on a few of Zang’s runway shows back in the day. You never know who is going to be connected to whom!<\/p>\n

I got these Stuart Weitzman shoes the day before the event.<\/p>\n

\"Disco-ball

Disco-ball heels!<\/p><\/div>\n

I bought those after realizing my 15-year-old Lagerfeld shoes<\/a> have become too shabby for formal affairs. Yep, I have shoes that are older than some fashion bloggers.<\/p>\n

I also realized that I neglected to provide the link for donating to CPJ in my previous post on the evening. Please note that MrB, the chairman of CPJ, has pledged<\/a> $25,000 to match, dollar for dollar, gifts from new supporters of up to $500 each!\u00a0 Double your impact! Click here<\/a> to find out what CPJ does with your money and here<\/a> to donate. Donations are tax-deductible. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I promised a full-length view of my gown from this week’s Committee to Protect Journalists fund-raising dinner, but I didn’t expect I’d get to use one from the New York Times! Famous photographer Bill Cunningham took this picture of me and my gorgeous friend Melissa — both in Zang Toi gowns — with Zang that…<\/p>\n

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