{"id":31162,"date":"2015-12-22T21:08:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T02:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=31162"},"modified":"2015-12-22T21:08:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T02:08:30","slug":"what-wendy-wore-outfits-on-repeat-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/what-wendy-wore-outfits-on-repeat-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Outfits on Repeat in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like slow fashion and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/why-does-buyers-guilt-focus-on-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\">homegrown vintage<\/a>. Here are some of my favorite old looks, re-worn in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I wear my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/i-am-not-puritan\/\" target=\"_blank\">sex-ay Pilgrim dress by Donald Brooks Couture<\/a>, I enjoy it so much that I wear it again almost immediately. I originally wore the dress in 2004 to the Committee to Protect Journalists awards dinner, followed by a Golden Globes party in early 2005.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31163\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31163\" class=\"wp-image-31163 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage1.jpg\" alt=\"brookscollage1\" width=\"498\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage1-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I BELIEVE these are the correct years. I used to think it was 2003 and 2004.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year, I added a top hat and wore the dress &#8212; again &#8212; to the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/what-wendy-wore-committee-to-protect-journalists-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\">CPJ dinner<\/a>. Then I wore the same ensemble to the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/what-wendy-wore-weinstein-and-vanity-fair-oscar-parties\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vanity Fair Oscar party in February 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31164\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31164\" class=\"wp-image-31164\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage2.jpg\" alt=\"brookscollage2\" width=\"498\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/brookscollage2-768x566.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I got the vintage dress from eBay for $60: one of my best bargains ever.<\/p>\n<p>I usually show special-occasion outfits for this kind of post because casual clothes are too easy. I mean, I can wear the same casual look three times in one week. But here&#8217;s one casual look with the same top and shorts by JC de Castelbajac, seen in <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/what-wendy-wore-mrb-gets-an-award-in-tucson\/\" target=\"_blank\">October 2014<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/what-wendy-wore-new-york-vs-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\">March 2015<\/a>. Both times, I wore Prada shoes from 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31165\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajac.jpg\" alt=\"castelbajac\" width=\"498\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajac.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajac-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajac-300x335.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really like those shorts. I&#8217;ve worn them with this Alexander McQueen top <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/throwback-thursday-mcqueen-top-now-and-then\/\" target=\"_blank\">in 2015<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/what-wendy-wore-special-jewelry-for-skylar-grey\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013<\/a>. And probably in 2014 too, but I don&#8217;t have a photo.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/7Lh0O1h9W5\/\" target=\"_blank\">#tbt Same top, shorts and shoes &#8230; Two years apart. #wiw #ootd #style #fashion #mcqueen #alexandermcqueen #prada #castelbajac #repeat #ifitaintbrokedontfixit #shorts #wedges #ysl #throwbackthursday #throwback<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-09-03T19:26:25+00:00\">Sep 3, 2015 at 12:26pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>I like to wear my Castelbajac sailor outfit for the 4th of July, though I&#8217;ve worn it other times too. Here&#8217;s how it looked <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/what-wendy-wore-that-4th-of-july-outfit-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">this July<\/a> &#8230; and on four previous occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajacsailor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31167\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajacsailor.jpg\" alt=\"castelbajacsailor\" width=\"498\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajacsailor.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajacsailor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/castelbajacsailor-300x299.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-feathers-flying-in-st-tropez\/\" target=\"_blank\">gold dress<\/a> by my designing friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stacylomman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Stacy Lomman<\/a> never gets old. I wore it to a party in St. Tropez this August.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6dgOcqh9ZT\/\" target=\"_blank\">Same @stacylommancollection dress and @prada shoes, four different years. #allgoldeverything #idgaf #oldstuff #homegrownvintage #prada #rewearreuse #gold #metallics #dress #shortdress #highheels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-08-16T22:27:27+00:00\">Aug 16, 2015 at 3:27pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/fashion-moments-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\">In 2008<\/a>, I wore a favorite Versace dress to a wedding in St. Tropez. It was for the same people who had a St. Tropez party this year. I also wore the chiffon neon dress in 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/throwback-thursday-a-favorite-fashion-moment-from-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\">in Greece<\/a> and this year to a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/what-wendy-wore-versace-to-the-loeb-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">June journalism event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31169\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/versacecollage-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31169\" class=\"wp-image-31169\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/versacecollage-1.jpg\" alt=\"versacecollage\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/versacecollage-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/versacecollage-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/versacecollage-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This summer I wore <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/what-wendy-wore-double-vintage-to-the-wja-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\">a vintage Lillie Rubin gown<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/who-wore-it-best-dont-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\">I previously wore in 2007<\/a>. And before me, actress Gina Gershon wore it!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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% 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=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/5-eSvsB9cB\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">One vintage #lillierubin dress over 10 years and two different wearers. #wiw #ootd #green #dress #vintage #vintagedress #fashion #style #celebrity #decades #ginagershon #actress #sharingclothes #eveninggown #chiffon #peridot<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-08-04T21:14:06+00:00\">Aug 4, 2015 at 2:14pm 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>I wear this <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/what-wendy-wore-oh-these-old-things-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">2004 Versace kilt and knit top a lot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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% 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=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/9XgPs1h9Qo\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Same top, skirt and bag &#8230; 11 years apart. #versace #louisvuitton #ootd #wiw #hoarder #vintage #homegrownvintage #boots #jilsander #smile #style #fashion<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-10-28T04:06:22+00:00\">Oct 27, 2015 at 9:06pm 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>Even <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/what-wendy-wore-halloween-with-ringo-starr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween costumes<\/a> get repeated around here! <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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% 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=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/9motxRh9b7\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I didn&#39;t do it on purpose this time but I wound up wearing the same &#34;Mod girl&#34; Halloween outfit exactly 10 years apart. #mods #vintagedress #ossieclark #gogoboots #hat #halloween #happyhalloween #concert #mod #costume #whiteboots #1960s #60sstyle #purple<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-03T01:08:59+00:00\">Nov 2, 2015 at 5:08pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/what-wendy-wore-december-festivities-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\"> vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress<\/a> has been worn <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/what-wendy-wore-tiffeau-at-the-rising-star-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">at least once a year<\/a> since <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/up\/\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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% 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=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-9SQCzB9TW\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Same vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress, six years apart #slowfashion #vintage #vintagedesigner #boots #green #partydress #1960s<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-12-06T16:46:36+00:00\">Dec 6, 2015 at 8:46am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>When I decided to wear <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/awards-for-mrb-and-barbaralee\/\" target=\"_blank\">my cityscape Zang Toi gown to a party this month<\/a>, I thought, &#8220;I wore this two years ago, didn&#8217;t I?&#8221; Nope. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/outfit-post-by-bill-cunningham\/\" target=\"_blank\">I first wore it in 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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:37.1759259259% 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); 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