{"id":42230,"date":"2019-07-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=42230"},"modified":"2019-04-08T23:02:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:02:04","slug":"throwback-thursday-london-bloggers-10-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/throwback-thursday-london-bloggers-10-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: London Bloggers, 10 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago today, I was in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/london-day-5-going-for-baroque-going-for-lunch\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drinking Pimm&#8217;s with my London blogger friends<\/a> for FIVE HOURS at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveynichols.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvey Nicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/vtEG0p2i43GH6\" width=\"480\" height=\"325\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/vtEG0p2i43GH6\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/throwback-thursday-og-bloggers-and-leopard-week\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This has been my year of feeling nostalgic for the &#8220;original gangster&#8221; fashion bloggers<\/a>. My subconscious must have become aware of the 10th anniversary of blogging&#8217;s heyday before I ever looked at the dates. I&#8217;m happy to say I&#8217;m still in touch with all these fine wimmins via social media.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42231\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/londonbloggers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/londonbloggers.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/londonbloggers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 11, 2009. From left: Samantha, Kate, Liz, Sharon, and me.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This was just one of our many Pimm&#8217;s-quaffing meet-ups. The first one was in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/london-day-3-in-mrs-stings-closet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2008<\/a>, and then it turned into an annual tradition for a decent run:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/pimms-peekaboo-and-an-ebay-pick\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/its-that-time-of-year-again-pimms-time\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/london-bloggers-the-queen-and-the-rock-n-roll-cobbler\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/pimms-fest-2013-and-other-london-adventures\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/wanderlust-2014-anne-boleyn-and-eminem-in-london\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/wanderlust-2015-london-bath-and-alexander-mcqueen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sadly, MrB and I broke our &#8220;London in the summer&#8221; tradition in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/throwback-thursday-last-year-in-london\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2016<\/a>, when he had a professional commitment in Vienna instead. Looking back through the blog, I now realize that in Vienna, I wore the Zac Posen dress I got in London at the inaugural blogger meet-up\/crazy shopping excursion in 2008. That&#8217;s another thing I don&#8217;t believe I did consciously: I took a symbol of the London bloggers to Vienna with me! Here&#8217;s the blurry, first-ever picture of the dress &#8212; taken by gorgeous blogger Sharon &#8212; after I tried it on for MrB back in the hotel in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42232\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thriftmystyle.com\/2008\/07\/having-it-all-perfect-day-ends-with.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wendypaul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wendypaul.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wendypaul-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wendypaul-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to read Sharon&#8217;s 2008 blog post about how we went to Trudie Styler&#8217;s yard sale!<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t wear the dress for real until 2010.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42234\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/outfit-post-trudie-stylers-zac-posen-gown\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/posen2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"723\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/posen2010.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/posen2010-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/posen2010-300x436.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for my 2010 post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And here it is in Vienna in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_42235\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/throwback-thursday-non-lobster-quadrille-in-vienna\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/viennacar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/viennacar.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/viennacar-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/viennacar-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Now I want to re-establish the annual London tradition. Or maybe my London peeps can all get together and do a joint trip to New York City just to shake things up? The Bar Downstairs at the Andaz Hotel does a delightful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.com\/2015\/07\/08\/the-pimms-cup-the-wimbledon-cocktail\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pimm&#8217;s Cup<\/a>, ladies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago today, I was in London, drinking Pimm&#8217;s with my London blogger friends for FIVE HOURS at Harvey Nicks. via GIPHY This has been my year of feeling nostalgic for the &#8220;original gangster&#8221; fashion bloggers. 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