{"id":5683,"date":"2010-06-07T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T00:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2012-05-29T03:32:17","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T07:32:17","slug":"what-wendy-wore-california-three-peat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/what-wendy-wore-california-three-peat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: California Three-Peat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I was packing for last week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/greetings-from-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\">trip to Los Angeles<\/a>, I remembered that I had unintentionally worn the same outfit and posed in the exact same location on L.A. visits in March 2008 and December 2008. This called for a three-peat, so I packed my Black Halo top, black Acne jeans, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/old-shooz-and-final-la-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">16-year-old Karl Lagerfeld shoes<\/a> and my <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/ladies-who-lunch-with-prada-bags.html\" target=\"_blank\">Prada Gaufre bag<\/a> &#8212; deliberately, this time. Guess which photo is from which trip!<\/p>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED MAY 2012 TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS A SLIDESHOW HERE BUT IT WAS LOST WHEN SLIDE.COM SHUT DOWN.]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Give up? Here are the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/same-old-same-old\/\" target=\"_blank\">2008 photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also brought my tiger-stripe <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/send-in-fabulous-clowns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clovis Ruffin<\/a> dress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5703\" style=\"width: 406px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tigerdress_1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5703\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5703 \" title=\"tigerdress_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tigerdress_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tigerdress_1024.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tigerdress_1024-145x300.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can&#39;t resist an animal print.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Dress:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/\">Clovis Ruffin from eBay<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Necklace:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=28&amp;collect=true&amp;id=245\" target=\"_blank\">My own Cleopatra design<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Those Lagerfelds again<br \/>\n<strong>Lip color:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/red-lipstick-1-macs-lasting-lust\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lasting Lust by MAC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned in my epic post on <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/on-the-town-celebrating-sex-and-the-city-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sex and the City 2<\/a>,\u00a0 I was thrilled to see a one-shoulder dress on Kim Cattrall that looked so similar to my dress that I&#8217;m convinced it is a Clovis. If anyone finds out for sure, let me know.<\/p>\n<p>To see my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/greetings-from-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\">L.A. blogger bitches<\/a>, I wore the same Alexander McQueen dress I wore for a blogger meet-up in <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/wangsta-shoe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5705\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5705\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5705   \" title=\"mcqueendressla_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mcqueendressla_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mcqueendressla_1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mcqueendressla_1024-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back to the hotel room after dinner.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Dress: <\/strong>Alexander McQueen (2010)<br \/>\n<strong>Necklace, purse, shoes and lip color:<\/strong> all the same as above<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Of course, I had all my L.A. wimmins wear the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?id=499&amp;collect=true\" target=\"_blank\">silver Cleopatra earrings<\/a> just like the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/on-the-town-celebrating-sex-and-the-city-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York bloggers did<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are Alicia of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innyvinny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Vintage<\/a> and Sister Wolf of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Godammit I&#8217;m Mad<\/a> looking matchy-matchy in their Cleopatra earrings and red lipstick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers1_1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5706\" title=\"labloggers1_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers1_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers1_1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers1_1024-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Deja Pseu of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unefemme.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Une Femme d&#8217;un Certain Age<\/a> was covered in my work. In addition to the Cleopatra earrings she wore her own <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/its-like-deja-pseu-all-over-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">engraved Diana necklace<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers2_1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5707\" title=\"labloggers2_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers2_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers2_1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers2_1024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230; and we made sure to point out her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unefemme.net\/2010\/04\/visit-from-bijoux-fairy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> custom engagement ring<\/a>! I still have to write a post about how we redesigned her original ring and came up with the new piece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5708\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers3_1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5708    \" title=\"labloggers3_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers3_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers3_1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers3_1024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#39;m wearing my onyx skull ring.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kelsi of <a href=\"http:\/\/stylesmith.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stylesmith<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dedicated-follower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dedicated Follower of Fashion<\/a> wore just one earring. Read why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dedicated-follower.com\/dedicated_follower_of_fas\/2010\/06\/pavement-princess-bloggers-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5709\" title=\"labloggers4_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers4_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers4_1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/labloggers4_1024-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I missed getting close-ups of <a href=\"http:\/\/missjaneys.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Janey<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.debutanteclothing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra<\/a> but luckily they did their own posts! Check out them out <a href=\"http:\/\/missjaneys.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/here-are-some-pics-of-saturdays-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.debutanteclothing.com\/news\/2010\/06\/la_bloggers_meet_up_with_wendy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innyvinny.com\/2010\/06\/07\/black-white-first-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alicia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dedicated-follower.com\/dedicated_follower_of_fas\/2010\/06\/pavement-princess-bloggers-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsi<\/a> wrote posts too. Sadly, I missed seeing some bloggers completely. If you&#8217;re an L.A. blogger who didn&#8217;t get to join us, holla at me in the comments so I can create an e-mail list and include you next time.<\/p>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I was packing for last week&#8217;s trip to Los Angeles, I remembered that I had unintentionally worn the same outfit and posed in the exact same location on L.A. visits in March 2008 and December 2008. 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