{"id":31977,"date":"2016-02-19T12:29:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=31977"},"modified":"2016-02-19T12:29:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T17:29:59","slug":"what-wendy-wore-valentines-day-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/what-wendy-wore-valentines-day-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Valentine&#8217;s Day Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I planned to wear <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/what-wendy-wore-the-valentines-day-moschino-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\">my traditional Moschino heart dress<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBymI1Gh9XC\/?taken-by=wendybrandes\" target=\"_blank\">Valentine&#8217;s dinner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BByl4g_B9Ws\/?taken-by=wendybrandes\" target=\"_blank\">with MrB<\/a>, only to realize at the last minute that the dress was at the cleaner&#8217;s. Alas!<\/p>\n<p>I was thrown off by the clothing surprise, but, on the plus side, I was inspired to wear a vintage Donald Brooks piece that <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/donald-brooks-dress-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\">I first wore in 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31981\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/valentine2016crop2.jpg\" alt=\"valentine2016crop2\" width=\"498\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/valentine2016crop2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/valentine2016crop2-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/valentine2016crop2-300x613.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Dress:<\/strong> Vintage Donald Brooks (acquired late 2007\/early 2008)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Belt:<\/strong> Calvin Klein (2009)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Boots:<\/strong> Prada (<a href=\"http:\/\/2008\" target=\"_blank\">2008<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ve worn this dress <em>since<\/em> 2008, though I wore it multiple times that year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31979\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/donald-brooks-dress-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31979\" class=\"wp-image-31979 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/donaldbrooks.jpg\" alt=\"donaldbrooks\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/donaldbrooks.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/donaldbrooks-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can only find this tiny photo from 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This dress is made from a very heavy woolen fabric, and, what with climate change, it&#8217;s hardly ever cold enough to put it on. Every time I&#8217;ve tried over the past few years, I had to change before I succumbed to heatstroke. Fortunately, it was plenty cold this Valentine&#8217;s Day, but, even so, I probably could have gone without a coat thanks to this dress. I&#8217;ll have to keep this one in mind if I&#8217;m ever invited to a cocktail party at an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ice hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For warmer weather, wouldn&#8217;t this 1980s Yves Saint Laurent dress be perfect for Valentine&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31987\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/evening-dresses\/yves-saint-laurent-peach-ruffle-cocktail-dress\/id-v_1198702\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31987\" class=\"wp-image-31987 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS2_org_z-1.jpg\" alt=\"YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS2_org_z\" width=\"498\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS2_org_z-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS2_org_z-1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS2_org_z-1-300x418.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase on 1stdibs.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was browsing the vintage dresses on 1stdibs.com when I saw that dress and thought, &#8220;That&#8217;s romantic.&#8221; Then I clicked to see the back view and &#8230; ta da!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31988\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/clothing\/evening-dresses\/yves-saint-laurent-peach-ruffle-cocktail-dress\/id-v_1198702\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31988\" class=\"wp-image-31988 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS3_z.jpg\" alt=\"YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS3_z\" width=\"498\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS3_z.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS3_z-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/YSL_PEACH_RUFFLE_DRESS3_z-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase on 1stdibs.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What a stellar <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/boob-and-butt-bows\/\" target=\"_blank\">butt bow<\/a>! YSL really had a knack for the butt-bow look. I still love <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/the-return-of-the-butt-bow\/\" target=\"_blank\">this purple one<\/a> the most.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I planned to wear my traditional Moschino heart dress for Valentine&#8217;s dinner with MrB, only to realize at the last minute that the dress was at the cleaner&#8217;s. Alas! I was thrown off by the clothing surprise, but, on the plus side, I was inspired to wear a vintage Donald Brooks piece that I first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/what-wendy-wore-valentines-day-surprise\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31978,"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":[277,41,586,40,129,550,497],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31977","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-outfit-post","8":"category-pictures-of-me","9":"category-valentines-day-2","10":"category-vintage","11":"category-vintage-designers","12":"category-vintage-wendyb-photos","13":"category-what-wendy-wore","14":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31977","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=31977"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31990,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31977\/revisions\/31990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}