{"id":45528,"date":"2020-10-22T23:58:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T03:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=45528"},"modified":"2020-10-22T23:58:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T03:58:14","slug":"what-wendy-wore-art-by-these-pink-lips-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/what-wendy-wore-art-by-these-pink-lips-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Art by These Pink Lips, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In September, which was either last month or a thousand years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/what-wendy-wore-art-by-these-pink-lips-part-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I introduced you to Iris Barbee Bonner<\/a>, who creates wearable art &#8212; the best kind of art! &#8212; under the name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesepinklips\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">These Pink Lips<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/business\/2018\/02\/05\/cardi-b-coat-amazon-super-bowl-ad-these-pink-lips-iris-bonner\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You&#8217;ve seen Iris&#8217;s custom work on Cardi B<\/a> &#8230; and me.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBBf2mDlMqy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" 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:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBBf2mDlMqy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBBf2mDlMqy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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\">Here\u2019s a solo image of the #neveragainparanadie vest customized by artist @thesepinklips #swipe for a view of the front. I bought the vest from a motorcycle gear website specifically for artist #irisbarbeebonner to paint. And in the 3rd pic \u2014 seeing as I was promoting Black women artists \u2014 I sneaked in a #yeahoe t-shirt from my dear friend @missyeahoe. She has a new song out called \u201cwalking in the snow\u201d on #runthejewels4 #rtj4 &#8230; give it a listen or 10! (And \ud83d\udc8bto Lola who said, \u201cYou\u2019ll probably never wear this shirt.\u201d I told you I would!) #supportartists #supportblackbusiness #supportblackart #supportblackwomen #supportblackwomenartists #therevolutionwillbestylish #three6mafia #femalerappers #legendaryrappers #queenofmemphis #gangstaboo #pussypower All photos by @aperture.delta<\/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 post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes<\/a> (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-06-04T18:34:26+00:00\">Jun 4, 2020 at 11:34am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a longtime reader of mine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/get-smart-about-custom-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">you know that custom work of any kind takes time<\/a>; it&#8217;s not an instant gratification thing. But you <em>can<\/em> get a piece from Iris that&#8217;s ready-to-go, practical, and budget-friendly: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesepinklips.com\/products\/vote-betches-face-mask?_pos=1&#038;_sid=b7a2d63f2&#038;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The fabulous &#8220;Vote Betches&#8221; face mask<\/a> I&#8217;m wearing below with a customized These Pink Lips denim jacket. Get yourself <a href=\"https:\/\/thesepinklips.com\/products\/vote-betches-face-mask?_pos=1&#038;_sid=b7a2d63f2&#038;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a mask<\/a> before November 3 so you can look great while getting out the vote.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGjQAaMlHhc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" 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:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGjQAaMlHhc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGjQAaMlHhc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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\">1\/2 Jacket customized by @thesepinklips , #facemask by @thesepinklips , t-shirt by @aclu_nationwide , #featherearring by @lolitabox185 &#8230; photo by @aperture.delta #notanad #boughtitmyself #wiw #ootd #whatwendywore #style #fashion #vote2020 #votehimout #bluewave2020 #resist #pussygrabsback #embodythemessage #fashionstatement #votebetches #fashionblogger #ogblogger #singleearring &#8230; guillotine necklace by @jessicakagancushman , lariat necklace by @wendybrandesjewelry<\/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 post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandes\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Wendy Brandes<\/a> (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-10-20T03:47:07+00:00\">Oct 19, 2020 at 8:47pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As for the jacket, it has an interesting slow-fashion story. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesepinklips\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I had stalked Iris&#8217;s Instagram account for years, wondering what clothing item I should ask her to customize and what it should say<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/what-wendy-wore-art-by-these-pink-lips-part-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Last year<\/a>, it hit me that I wanted the words &#8220;Never Again Para Nadie&#8221; in yellow on something black and sleeveless to represent the activism of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neveragainaction.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Never Again Action<\/a>. I couldn&#8217;t find the perfect blank canvas in my closet, so I bought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leatherup.com\/products\/milwaukee-performance-denim-mdl4030-ladies-zipper-front-black-denim-vest-w-studded-spikes?variant=14029431963691\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">black studded vest seen in the top photo here<\/a> for the project. What I found already in my closet was, instead, a not-so-blank canvas: A 2013 Levi&#8217;s jacket with a design by graffiti artist Lady Pink on the back.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45538\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/what-wendy-wore-lady-pink-jacket-at-the-rihanna-concert\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit2resize-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit2resize-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit2resize-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit2resize-1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s the Lady Pink jacket in 2013. Click for original outfit post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As much as I love Lady Pink for being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladypinknyc.com\/about\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the only big female graffiti artists in NYC in the early 1980s<\/a>, I never wore that jacket much because despite the big image on the back, it was awfully plain in the front and therefore didn&#8217;t succeed as a statement piece. It looked like something from a museum gift shop, which is exactly what it was.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45539\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/what-wendy-wore-lady-pink-jacket-at-the-rihanna-concert\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit1resize-595x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"857\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit1resize-595x1024-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit1resize-595x1024-1-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rihannaoutfit1resize-595x1024-1-300x516.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See? So plain in 2013. (Not Lady Pink&#8217;s fault though! )<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s how my mind works. As I looked for material for Iris, I found the Lady Pink jacket and thought, &#8220;This obviously won&#8217;t work for the &#8216;Never Again&#8217; message, let&#8217;s keep it moving.&#8221; A few minutes later, I took the jacket out again, wondering if I should ask Iris do something different with it, considering I didn&#8217;t wear the piece as is. I was instantly scandalized by my own audacity &#8212; how dare I ask one artist to alter another artist&#8217;s work?! That in turn triggered my \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/never-is-the-next-new-thing\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Never Is the Next New Thing<\/a>\u2122\u201d attitude. I was like, &#8220;OMG, I <em>will<\/em> graffiti over the graffiti art. Lady Pink, meet These Pink Lips! Even better together, betches!&#8221; The only request I made of Iris was to paint &#8220;Pussy Grabs Back&#8221; somewhere on the jacket.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45540\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim1resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim1resize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim1resize-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Pussy Grabs Back&#8221; on the front of the new and improved jacket.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Other than that, I told her to do anything she wanted, which turned out to be everything. I&#8217;ve got a blonde gal on my back &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45541\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"379\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim2-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim2-1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink skull face has a new hairdo.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;BADASS&#8221; on one sleeve and, on the back of the other sleeve, Iris&#8217;s signature design of full lips with gap teeth.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45543\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"332\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim4-2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denim4-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by George De Castro Day taken yesterday, outside Chuck Schumer&#8217;s Brooklyn apartment building at a protest against Amy Coney Barrett.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The lips share a sleeve with DayGlo pink Venus symbols.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45545\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/schumerprotest-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"623\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/schumerprotest-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/schumerprotest-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/schumerprotest-1-300x375.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Venus symbols are on my right sleeve while I keep my eye on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thrilled I didn&#8217;t try to micromanage the art here &#8212; this is much more spectacular than anything I could have come up with. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45546\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denimdc-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denimdc-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denimdc-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/denimdc-1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feeling so proud of my These Pink Lips jacket and mask in DC on Monday.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Naturalizer VOTE boots I got this weekend complement Iris&#8217;s work nicely, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45547\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalizer.com\/today-we-will\/vote\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/voteboots-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"399\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/voteboots-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/voteboots-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop. Proceeds benefit She Should Run, an organization that helps women run for office.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And it turns out I didn&#8217;t have to worry about taking anything away from Lady Pink&#8217;s original jacket art because the head-to-toe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/lewk-look-fashion-slang-words-were-watching#:~:text=To%20use%20the%20term%20of,same%20thing%20as%20a%20uniform.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lewk<\/a> that I wore to a protest yesterday &#8212; the message mask, message jacket, message boots, and mullet haircut &#8212; can best be described as &#8220;1982 NYC subway car meets Joan Jett.&#8221; Somehow I&#8217;m living my high-school fashion dream while fighting the nightmare that is fascism. Life is fucking strange!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/thesepinklips.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHECK OUT IRIS BARBEE BONNER&#8217;S WORK AT THESE PINK LIPS<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September, which was either last month or a thousand years ago, I introduced you to Iris Barbee Bonner, who creates wearable art &#8212; the best kind of art! &#8212; under the name These Pink Lips. You&#8217;ve seen Iris&#8217;s custom work on Cardi B &#8230; and me. View this post on Instagram Here\u2019s a solo&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/what-wendy-wore-art-by-these-pink-lips-part-2\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45537,"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":[642,669,2092,85,726,18,74,1,1324,71,277,41,497],"tags":[2340,2351,1305,1973,2341],"class_list":["post-45528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-80s-style","category-about-wendy","category-activism","category-art","category-art-entertainment","category-clothes","category-clothing","category-uncategorized","category-homegrown-vintage","category-jackets","category-outfit-post","category-pictures-of-me","category-what-wendy-wore","tag-iris-barbee-bonner","tag-lady-pink","tag-slow-fashion","tag-slow-fashion-movement","tag-these-pink-lips","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45528","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=45528"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45550,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45528\/revisions\/45550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}