{"id":30156,"date":"2015-08-17T00:16:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T04:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=30156"},"modified":"2015-08-17T00:16:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T04:16:36","slug":"wanderlust-2015-feathers-flying-in-st-tropez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-feathers-flying-in-st-tropez\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanderlust 2015: Feathers Flying in St. Tropez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a 1980s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baindesoleil.com\/baindesoleil\/home\/index.jspa\" target=\"_blank\">Bain de Soleil<\/a> ad jingle stuck in my head: &#8220;Bain de Soleil, for the Saint Tropez tan &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIICARbcYpI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>St. Tropez was the third and final stop on our <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-london-bath-and-alexander-mcqueen\/\" target=\"_blank\">recent trip<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-what-wendy-wore-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\">Europe<\/a>. Our friend Scott was having his 50th-birthday party at the beautiful chateau where we&#8217;d celebrated his wedding in 2008. It was at that wedding reception where a large dog gently took a cocktail napkin away from me and ate it. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30157\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/fashion-moments-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30157\" class=\"wp-image-30157\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez2008.jpg\" alt=\"sttropez2008\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez2008.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez2008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez2008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez2008-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is pre-cocktail-napkin incident. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This time, the guests were asked to dress in white and gold &#8212; MrB kept reminding me of it &#8212; so I wore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7LOZhaxTw0I\" target=\"_blank\">all gold everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30159\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize.jpg\" alt=\"sttropez1resize\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropez1resize-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Dress:<\/strong> Stacy Lomman (Spring 2011 collection)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Prada (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/what-wendy-wore-new-york-fashion-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">2010<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <strong>Clutch:<\/strong> Sequoia, from Galeries Lafayette (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/what-wendy-wore-the-committee-to-protect-journalists-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\">2011<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>Sunglasses:<\/strong> Cutler and Gross (from Harvey Nichols, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-london-bath-and-alexander-mcqueen\/\" target=\"_blank\">London, 2015<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I like this shoe and dress combination. I&#8217;ve worn it <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/throwback-thursday-one-gold-dress-over-three-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">at least three times before<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30173\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gold-dress-three.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30173\" class=\"wp-image-30173\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gold-dress-three.jpg\" alt=\"gold-dress-three\" width=\"498\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gold-dress-three.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gold-dress-three-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gold-dress-three-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we arrived at the party, everyone else was wearing all white so I was turned to MrB and was like &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30175\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/y-u-no-guy\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30175\" class=\"wp-image-30175\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/yulie.jpg\" alt=\"yulie\" width=\"498\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/yulie.jpg 647w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/yulie-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you know this meme face? If not, click the image.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I kept asking him, &#8220;Are you sure gold was an option?!&#8221; As it turned out, everyone else has a lot more white than gold in their wardrobe. I guess wearing metallics is a jewelry-designer thing! I&#8217;m not sure I could even put together an all-white outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was the party spectacular (great hostessing\/organizing job, Isabelle!) but we made some new friends, with whom we had dinner the next night. Annina, who is in the middle in the photo below, is, like me, a former <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/throwback-thursday-lehman-brothers-and-mr-winkle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lehman Brothers<\/a> employee, so we had lots to talk about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30177\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30177\" class=\"wp-image-30177 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/annina1resize.jpg\" alt=\"annina1resize\" width=\"498\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/annina1resize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/annina1resize-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner with Kneeland, Sharon, Annina, and MrB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Feathers were flying at that dinner, though not because of any disagreements. Can you see the bald patch in the middle of my new shirt, in the hot pink row of feathers? I got that <a href=\"http:\/\/g-lish.myshopify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">G-Lish<\/a> top from <a href=\"http:\/\/patriciafield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Field<\/a> at the beginning of July and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/what-wendy-wore-southpaw-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\">it was molting when I wore it the first time to the <em>Southpaw<\/em> premiere<\/a>. The colors seemed perfect for St. Tropez though, so I carefully packed the top\u00a0and took it with me.\u00a0 It shed so much during dinner that I arranged the feathers on my bread plate, to the waiter&#8217;s dismay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30178\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30178\" class=\"wp-image-30178 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezdinnerfeathers.jpg\" alt=\"sttropezdinnerfeathers\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezdinnerfeathers.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezdinnerfeathers-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezdinnerfeathers-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The waiter kept asking, &#8220;Can I take your plate?&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I got home, I schlepped the top to Patricia Field to see what they could do, but they had no sympathy because their 10-day exchange period was over before I even wore the thing the first time. I took my problem child back home in a cab &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30179\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30179\" class=\"wp-image-30179 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/featherscab.jpg\" alt=\"featherscab\" width=\"491\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/featherscab.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/featherscab-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/featherscab-300x378.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a challenge to make sure I didn&#8217;t leave any behind.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; left a trail along the sidewalk and into the building lobby, and now I&#8217;m collecting the feathers that are falling out as the top hangs in my closet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30180\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/feathersenvelope.jpg\" alt=\"feathersenvelope\" width=\"498\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/feathersenvelope.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/feathersenvelope-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I should toss this in the trash, but I&#8217;m curious to see how many feathers will eventually fall out. Will it be every single plume or will there be a few survivors? I need to watch a little while longer to see what happens. By the way, if you ever own a piece of my jewelry that spontaneously combusts like this, please let me know. I will fix it for you. I will also review the quality of that design in general. For that matter, if you&#8217;re responsible for damage to your Wendy Brandes jewelry &#8212; you drop it, step on it, drop it down a garbage disposal &#8212; I&#8217;ll fix that kind of problem for you too. (I recently repaired a chain that had been grabbed by a baby.) I prefer to repair or polish my own work rather than having you bring it to a local jeweler who might cause damage I can&#8217;t undo. Email me at info at wendybrandes dot com if you need any help.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway! While in St. Tropez, MrB and I wandered around the harbor to look at the giant yachts. I know nothing about boats, so my favorites were the ones with names that related to jewelry. Here is &#8220;Platinum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30183\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezyachtresize.jpg\" alt=\"sttropezyachtresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezyachtresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezyachtresize-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flying Dragon&#8221; made me think of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Empress-Wu-Dragon-Earrings\" target=\"_blank\">Empress Wu earrings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30184\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dragonyacht.jpg\" alt=\"dragonyacht\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dragonyacht.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dragonyacht-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dragonyacht-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took a little boat ride, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/what-wendy-wore-a-picture-of-a-picture-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\">as I like to do<\/a>. Not on a mega-yacht, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30186\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30186\" class=\"wp-image-30186 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezboatselfie.jpg\" alt=\"sttropezboatselfie\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezboatselfie.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezboatselfie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezboatselfie-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boat selfie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We looked at some mega-mansions. I wouldn&#8217;t mind being a houseguest here, so if this is your place, feel free to invite me over.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30187\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezhouse.jpg\" alt=\"sttropezhouse\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezhouse.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezhouse-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezhouse-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was amused to meet the Beatles in a hotel lobby. We&#8217;re all crossing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeatles.com\/album\/abbey-road\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Road<\/a> together in this photo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30189\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30189\" class=\"wp-image-30189 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezbeatlesresize.jpg\" alt=\"sttropezbeatlesresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezbeatlesresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezbeatlesresize-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sttropezbeatlesresize-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John, Ringo, Paul, George and WendyB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On our last day, we finally did what many sensible people do during vacation: We sat by the pool and relaxed.\u00a0 I said to MrB, &#8220;This is nice. We should do it more often.&#8221;\u00a0 The whole &#8220;resting&#8221; thing &#8212; it&#8217;s starting to seem like a good idea, because when I came home, I was kinda wired. Not as wired as the people who work at Amazon, at least.\u00a0 Did you read yesterday&#8217;s New York Times story on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/08\/16\/technology\/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html\" target=\"_blank\">the corporate culture at Amazon<\/a>? I have to make sure my new friend Annina sees this. Compared to this, the old Lehman Brothers environment seems like a vacation! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a 1980s Bain de Soleil ad jingle stuck in my head: &#8220;Bain de Soleil, for the Saint Tropez tan &#8230;&#8221; St. Tropez was the third and final stop on our recent trip to Europe. Our friend Scott was having his 50th-birthday party at the beautiful chateau where we&#8217;d celebrated his wedding in 2008&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-feathers-flying-in-st-tropez\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30157,"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":[83,277,64,41,593,9,497],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gorgeous-friends","category-outfit-post","category-parties","category-pictures-of-me","category-stacy-lomman","category-travel","category-what-wendy-wore","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30156","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=30156"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30193,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30156\/revisions\/30193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}