{"id":596,"date":"2008-05-20T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:18:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:18:47","slug":"i-thought-i-looked-purrfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/i-thought-i-looked-purrfect\/","title":{"rendered":"I Thought I Looked Purrfect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it turns out WWD didn&#8217;t think I was a hot pussy in my <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/youre-going-to-have-to-trust-me-on-this.html\">vintage Patrick Kelly dress<\/a>! I never expected the average person to appreciate that drag-a-licious gown, but being on a &#8220;Disaster Area&#8221; page next to Susan Sarandon exceeded my wildest hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDLSodqqRwI\/AAAAAAAADNo\/UsyXvtvhxa4\/s1600-h\/disaster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDLSodqqRwI\/AAAAAAAADNo\/UsyXvtvhxa4\/s320\/disaster.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202452112166504194\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Mee-Wow!<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>(That WAS <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/youre-going-to-have-to-trust-me-on-this.html\">a very tight dress<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> and not a catsuit, even though it looks like the latter in the photo.)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I think <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A3561-2004May30.html\">Patrick Kelly<\/a> would have been proud.<\/p>\n<p>This reminds me that I&#8217;ve been meaning to post this photo of Penelope Tree in a slashed-all-over black gown with exposed panties.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='9l68nT6YRNt-9ZMyLjNlTw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/515501256' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9l68nT6YRNt-9ZMyLjNlTw',sig:'cweOKgxKB6zVm2XipAOxFfKEhyljQhq6n3zy8Mi9hgc=',w:'395px',h:'594px',items:'515501256',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>A recent issue of Vogue ran a photo of the Penelope Tree dress and bemoaned the fact that no one wears anything daring like this to big events anymore.  I  laughed out loud when I read that. We all know they&#8217;d put a bitch&#8217;s ass on the fashion police page for wearing this dress! That&#8217;s why no one &#8220;goes there.&#8221; Susan Sarandon and I are going to get together and discuss this hypocrisy over drinks. Just as soon as she calls me. I&#8217;m waiting by the phone right now.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: Here&#8217;s another photo of my outfit to show that it&#8217;s really a dress, not a unitard!<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/youre-going-to-have-to-trust-me-on-this.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SDMWdtqqR0I\/AAAAAAAADOI\/g9QnPE9z1GI\/s320\/20080422_0237.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202526694273599298\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I am going to take the big &#8217;80s shoulder pads out before I wear it again. I was going to do it that night but I was in a rush and thought that if I did shoulder-pad surgery while I was in such a hurry, I might hurt the dress.  Oh yes, you read that right. I&#8217;ll definitely wear this one again. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it turns out WWD didn&#8217;t think I was a hot pussy in my vintage Patrick Kelly dress! I never expected the average person to appreciate that drag-a-licious gown, but being on a &#8220;Disaster Area&#8221; page next to Susan Sarandon exceeded my wildest hopes and dreams. 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