{"id":32943,"date":"2016-05-31T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T04:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=32943"},"modified":"2016-05-29T19:01:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T23:01:12","slug":"what-wendy-wore-not-so-crisp-white-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/what-wendy-wore-not-so-crisp-white-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Not-So-Crisp White Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase &#8220;crisp white shirt&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/tricky-pick-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">has always set my teeth on edge<\/a>. As I wrote in 2009:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I hate the fact that everyone feels obliged to use the word &#8216;crisp.&#8217; Can\u2019t it just be a white shirt? Does it always have to be crispy?<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But I also say \u201cNever is the next new thing\u2122,&#8221; and last week I had an urge to wear my one white shirt. I literally thought, &#8220;It&#8217;s hot out, and I&#8217;ll feel crisp in this.&#8221;\u00a0 Instead, I sweated through the shirt before I even left my apartment and I felt crumpled and bulky all evening.\u00a0 Crisp white shirts and I are simply not meant to be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32944\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/crispycrop.jpg\" alt=\"crispycrop\" width=\"498\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/crispycrop.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/crispycrop-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/crispycrop-300x525.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Crisp white shirt:<\/strong> Anne Fontaine (2008)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jeans:<\/strong> Madewell (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/what-wendy-wore-madewell-x-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">2016<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Miu Miu (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/still-life-with-studs\/\" target=\"_blank\">2010<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Purse:<\/strong> Prada (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/shiny-happy-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At least my destination felt cool. MrB and I had drinks with friends at the second-floor bar in the Baccarat Hotel. The hotel is right across from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Modern Art<\/a>, so if you&#8217;re in the &#8216;hood, check it out.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" 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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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\/BF5DssGB9cc\/\" 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\">The bar at @baccarathotels in #NYC &#8230;. #roses #crystal #chic<\/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=\"2016-05-27T01:02:15+00:00\">May 26, 2016 at 6:02pm 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>On the way home, MrB &#8212; oblivious to my sartorial discomfort &#8212; said, &#8220;I like that shirt. Is it new?&#8221;  I was like, &#8220;Dude, I got it when we went to St. Tropez for Scott and Isabelle&#8217;s wedding.&#8221; He said, &#8220;Oh, I remember when that was &#8230; [puzzled pause] &#8230; that was <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/fashion-moments-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\">2008<\/a>!&#8221; MrB does this kind of thing a lot. If I were the star of an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Love_Lucy\" target=\"_blank\">old-fashioned sitcom about a husband and wife<\/a>, I would take advantage of this trait of his by buying a whole new wardrobe and telling MrB that it&#8217;s all 10 years old. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/LznJAEGJlVnlC\" width=\"480\" height=\"381\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/tvland-valentines-day-card-conversation-hearts-LznJAEGJlVnlC\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just not that kind of gal, though.<\/p>\n<p>When I got the shirt, I got a vest to go with it. I wore the combination once, but now I wear the vest separately. The vest is more my style.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32956\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/what-wendy-wore-homegrown-vintage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32956\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bg2resizecrop.jpg\" alt=\"The Anne Fontaine vest in 2014. Click for original post.\" width=\"497\" height=\"632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bg2resizecrop.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bg2resizecrop-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bg2resizecrop-300x381.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Anne Fontaine vest in 2014. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For a while, I thought I got that in 2007, but <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/what-wendy-wore-homegrown-vintage\/\" target=\"_blank\">the link to the St. Tropez trip finally popped into my mind<\/a>. Now I&#8217;m quite sure of the 2008 date, but it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/why-does-buyers-guilt-focus-on-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\">homegrown vintage<\/a> either way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase &#8220;crisp white shirt&#8221; has always set my teeth on edge. As I wrote in 2009: &#8220;I hate the fact that everyone feels obliged to use the word &#8216;crisp.&#8217; Can\u2019t it just be a white shirt? Does it always have to be crispy?&#8220; But I also say \u201cNever is the next new thing\u2122,&#8221; and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/what-wendy-wore-not-so-crisp-white-shirt\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32944,"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":[277,41,102,497],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32943","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-tops","10":"category-what-wendy-wore","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32943","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=32943"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32961,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32943\/revisions\/32961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}