{"id":33514,"date":"2016-07-25T16:31:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=33514"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T20:34:29","slug":"what-wendy-wore-gareth-pugh-for-our-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/what-wendy-wore-gareth-pugh-for-our-15th\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Gareth Pugh for Our Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MrB and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on Friday by having dinner at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zagat.com\/r\/osteria-al-doge-new-york\" target=\"_blank\">Osteria al Doge<\/a> and going to see <a href=\"http:\/\/beautifulonbroadway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33515\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/playbill.jpg\" alt=\"playbill\" width=\"498\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/playbill.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/playbill-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/playbill-300x352.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We highly recommend both experiences!<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0had considered re-wearing white leather halter that was part of my 2001 post-wedding-gown party outfit, but I had that thought in the middle of the night and didn&#8217;t remember it when I woke up. After we came home from the theater, I thought, &#8220;Oh yeah, now I know what I was going to wear.&#8221; Maybe next year!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33516\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33516\" class=\"wp-image-33516 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/weddingleather-2.jpg\" alt=\"weddingleather-2\" width=\"184\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/weddingleather-2.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/weddingleather-2-102x300.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At our wedding celebration, after I changed out of my gown. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wound up debuting a crazy shorts\/skirt thing by English designer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/fashion-shows\/fall-2016-ready-to-wear\/gareth-pugh\" target=\"_blank\">Gareth Pugh<\/a> that I got this winter. I&#8217;ve always been interested in his avant-garde work, so when I saw something affordable on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therealreal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The RealReal consignment site<\/a>, I went for it. Then I spent a couple of months wondering what top would go with it. In the end, I threw together this outfit 10 minutes before we left for dinner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33518\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary2016resize.jpg\" alt=\"anniversary2016resize\" width=\"498\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary2016resize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary2016resize-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary2016resize-300x520.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Top:<\/strong>\u00a0 L\u2019Agence (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/what-wendy-wore-out-and-about-in-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\">2013<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Bottom:<\/strong> Gareth Pugh (2016)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Prada (2010)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I swear I wasn&#8217;t trying to beat Angelina Jolie at her <a href=\"http:\/\/zap2it.com\/2012\/02\/oscars-2012-angelina-jolies-leg-and-jennifer-lopez-nipple-have-their-own-twitter-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\">leg game<\/a> by working a high slit to death. This garment has no sides at all, as you can see when I give it a twirl.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33519\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33519\" class=\"wp-image-33519 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary20162resize.jpg\" alt=\"anniversary20162resize\" width=\"498\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary20162resize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary20162resize-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/anniversary20162resize-300x504.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whee!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>This mini video from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/boomerang-from-instagram\/id1041596399?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Boomerang<\/a> gives you a clearer view of the side.<\/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:62.4305555556% 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\/BIRfOathb9p\/\" 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\">This crazy #garethpugh skirt\/hot pants combo! #ootd #wiw #legs<\/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 video posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-07-25T05:47:20+00:00\">Jul 24, 2016 at 10:47pm 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>Pugh called this style his &#8220;Joan of Arc&#8221; shorts. &#8220;Tarzan of the Jungle&#8221;* might have been better, because I felt like I was wearing a very formal loincloth. Also &#8230; shorts? They seemed like shorts when I first tried this on, but once I started moving around, they definitely inched up into hot pants territory.  But hey! It was a very hot night and I was definitely well-ventilated! <\/p>\n<p><em>*Why did anyone think it was a good idea to make a Tarzan movie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/richard-brody\/tarzan-cannot-be-rebooted\" target=\"_blank\">in this day and age?<\/a><\/em>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MrB and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on Friday by having dinner at Osteria al Doge and going to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. We highly recommend both experiences! I\u00a0had considered re-wearing white leather halter that was part of my 2001 post-wedding-gown party outfit, but I had that thought in the middle of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/what-wendy-wore-gareth-pugh-for-our-15th\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33515,"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":[726,1,277,41,108,497],"tags":[493,761,762,763],"class_list":{"0":"post-33514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art-entertainment","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-outfit-post","10":"category-pictures-of-me","11":"category-theater","12":"category-what-wendy-wore","13":"tag-broadway","14":"tag-carole-king","15":"tag-gerry-goffin","16":"tag-outfit-post","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33514","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=33514"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33525,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33514\/revisions\/33525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}