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Here\u2019s a \u201cWhat Wendy Wore\u201d outfit for ALMOST every month of 2016. Click the photos for the original posts.<\/p>\n

In January<\/a>, I wore a vintage Lemington Ridley dress to Jewelers of America\u2019s GEM Awards (the Oscars of the jewelry industry).\u00a0 I hadn’t worn this dress in 10 years, and before that, I only wore it once. I thought of “purging<\/a>” it from my closet many times, and I’m so glad I didn’t! I felt great in this.<\/p>\n

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Click to find out why I didn’t wear this beautiful dress for so long.<\/p><\/div>\n

I had the honor of attending Vanity Fair’s Oscar party in February and I wore another “Oh, this old thing?” dress. I got this vintage Lillie Rubin dress in 2006.\u00a0 I was going to wear it to an Oscar party back then, but I wound up wearing it elsewhere after realizing that gorgeous actress Gina Gershon<\/a> had already worn it to a Hollywood event. I was pickier back then! Nowadays, if I found out that a beautiful actress had just worn my dress, I’d wear it anyway and seek her out for a funny photo.<\/p>\n

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The Vanity Fair Oscar party is pretty much the highlight of my life.<\/p><\/div>\n

By March, I was making a serious effort to wear dresses that I’d been holding onto for years. I first wore this unlabeled vintage gold dress to the Oscars in 2004, where Renee Zellweger sweetly complimented it.\u00a0 In 2008, Bill Cunningham photographed it<\/a>. This year, I wore it to the Catholic Charities Gala Benefit<\/a> at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.<\/p>\n

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Not really sure what made me think “Catholic Charities” and this dress went together so well. I just really wanted to wear it.<\/p><\/div>\n

Believe it or not, I don’t spend my entire life in fancy, old gowns. I wore denim shorts to the Coachella music festival in April<\/a>. I had such a good time that I’m going back next year.<\/p>\n

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I wanted to be up front for Guns N’ Roses and I was!<\/p><\/div>\n

In May, I got a new pair of jeans from Madewell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The frayed hem makes it obvious to people that I wear the same pair of jeans ALL THE TIME.<\/p><\/div>\n

It really is more fun to look at the fancy gowns, isn’t it? I got this Zac Posen at Trudie Styler’s charity sale in 2008 and wore it in Vienna this June<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That hat is just a party favor.<\/p><\/div>\n

One of my favorite accessories is a disposable plastic rain poncho.\u00a0 Seriously! I have about eight of these in my closet right now. This one came in handy for the torrential rain at a Paul Simon concert in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That concert was worth it!<\/p><\/div>\n

I did a video for Platinum Guild International in August, and wore a Keith Haring-print dress I got from Patricia Field in 2015<\/a>. I wish I had a few more dresses like this. It’s very comfortable.<\/p>\n

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When cameras are pointed at you outside, people stare to see if you’re someone important. Then they’re disappointed.<\/p><\/div>\n

At the end of September, I was in a rush to wear any summer dresses that hadn’t had an outing this year, including this one I got from JC de Castelbajac in 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So sad the JC de Castelbajac stores in London and Paris have closed.<\/p><\/div>\n

This Versace skirt is about 13 years old. My designing friend Stacy Lomman was the one matched it with a vintage Ossie Clark top. I’ve worn it that way repeatedly, including this October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When I got this skirt, I was worried I was too old to wear it. More than a decade later, I guess I decided to stop worrying.<\/p><\/div>\n

I haven’t done the outfit post for my November look yet! I will try to do it tomorrow. Meanwhile, here’s a tease: my hairstyle by Julie Matos.<\/p>\n

Hair by Julie, pearl choker from my personal collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t take a single head-to-tie outfit photo in December. I skipped my December 23 birthday dinner and numerous other outings because MrB and I came down with a bad bug. We got it nearly simultaneously, so we were both cranky at the same time. It wasn’t fun! Right before I got sick, I went to a party celebrating Bella Hadid’s Paper magazine cover<\/a>. I wore a bunch of necklaces.<\/p>\n

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Necklaces! #choker #pearls #anneboleynnecklace #jewelrydesigner<\/a><\/p>\n

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