{"id":7669,"date":"2010-10-14T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=7669"},"modified":"2010-10-14T16:23:40","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T20:23:40","slug":"what-wendy-wore-back-in-business-with-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/what-wendy-wore-back-in-business-with-bloggers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Back in Business With Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I suffered a relapse of my cold after the big Food & Wine shoot<\/a> on Saturday, so it was back to bed for me until Tuesday, when gorgeous blogger Tricia of Fashion Herald<\/a> coaxed me out for the fashion-show launch<\/a> of MNG by Mango for JCPenney<\/a>. I will do anything for Tricia! As a bonus, Janelle Monae<\/a> performed. Her style is as awesome as her voice. She was wearing her signature black and white, right down to her black-and-white wingtips.<\/p>\n

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Janelle Monae. Sadly, I couldn't get a shot of her shoes.<\/p><\/div>\n

I wore a Balenciaga dress I got in the spring. I love this dress in person, but hate it in photos. I am somewhat consoled by the fact that a young man parked himself by me during Janelle Monae’s performance to tell me that he liked my “hot curves” in the dress. (I waved him off with my wedding band before Tricia could give him the beatdown; she was poised to defend me from any mashers<\/a>. ) His enthusiasm is the only reason I’m sharing this photo. And, yes, MrB knows all about this.<\/p>\n

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Me with Tricia. Why am I not standing up straight?<\/p><\/div>\n

What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nDress:<\/strong> Balenciaga (2010)
\nShoes:<\/strong> Prada (2010)
\nRing:<\/strong> My own Xenobia design<\/a>
\nLip Color:<\/strong> MAC’s Lasting Lust<\/a>. I would have preferred to wear Morange<\/a>. I recently ordered that one.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was good to see other gorgeous bloggers, including Yuli<\/a>, Midtown Girl<\/a> and Tamron from Fashion Binge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Me, Yuli and Midtown Girl<\/p><\/div>\n

That day, gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted was winging her way to New York<\/a> so she couldn’t join us at the event. I saw her on Wednesday. She took this picture as I was on my way to sell scrap gold on behalf of some customers. Gold<\/a> is at yet another high<\/a> (I’ll have a separate post on that soon) and several clients who have been waiting to redesign <\/a>unworn jewelry are selling the old stuff now and putting the money into new looks.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Jennine Jacob.<\/p><\/div>\n

What Wendy Wore<\/strong>
\nLeather Jacket:<\/strong> Christian Dior<\/a> (2008)
\nJeans:<\/strong> Acne (2009)
\nBag:<\/strong> Louis Vuitton Alma in Epi<\/a> (2001)
\nSunglasses:<\/strong> Roberto Cavalli (2001)
\nUnseen Shoes:<\/strong> Michael Kors clogs (last seen here<\/a>)
\nLip color:<\/strong> Guess!
\nJewelry:<\/strong> Boleyn necklace<\/a> (hidden)<\/em><\/p>\n

I got that jacket two years ago at Mrs. Sting’s yard sale in London<\/a> and wore it for the first time last week. This is my year for wearing all the pieces I got at that sale: the lace Dolce & Gabbana coat<\/a>, the red Zac Posen gown<\/a> and now the jacket. All things in due time!<\/p>\n

The jacket’s color makes me think of the leather jackets worn on the 1970s television show, Starsky & Hutch.<\/p>\n

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The original Starsky & Hutch, Paul Michael Glaser (left) and David Soul (right).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Starsky & Hutch, 2004 movie version: Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.<\/p><\/div>\n

I put off wearing this jacket because I wasn’t sure what went with it. Finally, I decided that the black top and jeans combo that I wear nearly every day went just fine. Now that I’m thinking of Starsky & Hutch, I remember that I had a mad crush on David Soul (Hutch) in the ’70s. I even liked his song.<\/p>\n

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In the early ’80s, Elizabeth<\/a>, the wife of Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky) was infected with AIDS through a blood infusion she had during the birth of her daughter Ariel.\u00a0 Unaware she was ill, Elizabeth passed the disease to Ariel through her breast milk. Her son, Jake, contracted the disease in utero. Ariel died in 1988, after which Elizabeth started the Pediatric AIDS Foundation to help develop treatments for children with HIV and AIDS. Elizabeth died in 1994, and the foundation was renamed the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in her honor. Thanks in part to the foundation’s efforts, Jake<\/a> is alive and well.<\/p>\n