{"id":40094,"date":"2018-05-06T22:15:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T02:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=40094"},"modified":"2018-05-06T22:15:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T02:15:39","slug":"the-week-in-review-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/the-week-in-review-130\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, May 1:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/fashion-repeats-itself-its-snake-time-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snakeskin is back, and I have to dig up a photo of my shiny snake-pattern pants from the late 1990s<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, May 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/wednesdays-video-journalist-to-jeweler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In this week&#8217;s YouTube video, I talked about how I changed my career and what you should keep in mind if you&#8217;re considering a big switch.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCJQrLGhzt0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, May 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/byron-lars-and-my-met-gala-dream-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byron Lars has been a favorite designer of mine for a long time. Thanks to him &#8212; and my designing friend Stacy Lomman who recruited him for a class she was teaching at FIT &#8212; I&#8217;ve been introduced to an up-and-coming designer, Emily Omesi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s post was overflowing with content because Emily&#8217;s work inspired me to put together my dream outfit for tomorrow&#8217;s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The theme of the event and exhibition is &#8220;Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WHAT WENDY WOULD WEAR TO THE 2018 MET GALA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_40095\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40095\" class=\"wp-image-40095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/metgalacollagelabeled-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You can learn why I chose these pieces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/byron-lars-and-my-met-gala-dream-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the blog<\/a>; buy the locket and tiara designs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/wendy-brandes-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on 1stdibs.com<\/a>; and request more information on my Jonah and the Whale Maneater ring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/Store\/index.php\/maneater-ring-whale-and-jonah.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">through my website<\/a>. For detailed shots of Emily&#8217;s dress design, check out her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiIHa4TlTq3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. And check back here tomorrow, because I&#8217;ll be announcing my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/celebrities\/best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want award winner<\/a> for the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday, May 1:\u00a0 Snakeskin is back, and I have to dig up a photo of my shiny snake-pattern pants from the late 1990s. 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