{"id":8642,"date":"2010-12-08T00:20:01","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T05:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2016-10-06T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:00:59","slug":"what-wendy-wore-the-purple-jacket-takes-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/what-wendy-wore-the-purple-jacket-takes-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: The Purple Jacket Takes Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

I sneaked off to Los Angeles for the weekend: MrB and I both had business to attend to, and family to see. The one drawback was that I was too booked to have one of my L.A. blogger fiestas<\/a>.A\u00a0 Next time, peeps!<\/p>\n

As you might guess if you read my post on casual outfits<\/a>, I packed black t-shirts and jeans, one pair of interesting shoes, and my hairy, purple Versace jacket<\/a>. I’ve worn that hairy, purple jacket in L.A. before and a lot of people gave it the side-eye. The single comment I got in the past was from a clothing-store owner who looked me up and down and said, “You must be from New York.”<\/p>\n

Maybe New York style is more acceptable in the City of Angels these days because everywhere I went, people ran after me to tell me how much they loved the jacket. One lady of a certain age threw herself in front of me to declare, “Best. Jacket. Ever.” I thought, “Most. Unexpected. Phrase. From. Lady. of. a. Certain. Age. Ever,” but out loud I just said, “Thank you.” I don’t know what accounts for this change, but it goes to show that some clothes get better with age rather than going out of style. So, once again<\/a>, I urge you to — at least occasionally — go for the hairy, purple jackets in life rather stick to safe basics.<\/p>\n

The one non-black top that I brought was the metallic Black Halo top in which I’ve already achieved a three-peat pose<\/a>. This time, I did some wardrobe remixing<\/a> by changing the shoes, adding a jacket and carrying a different purse. The jeans are the same ones I usually wear with the Black Halo top.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What Wendy Wore<\/strong> for a Black Halo Four-Peat<\/strong>
\nJacket:<\/strong> Versace (pre-2005, I’m pretty sure)
\nTop:<\/strong> Black Halo (pre-2008)
\nJeans:<\/strong> Acne (2007)
\nShoes:<\/strong> Miu Miu<\/a> (July 2010)
\nBag:<\/strong> Louis Vuitton (2001)<\/em>
\nLip Color: <\/strong>Lasting Lust by MAC<\/a>
\nRings:<\/strong> My own “OMG” design<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Those jeans would look better if they were a little longer, but those shoes are so high they make all my jeans look cropped.<\/p>\n

I squeezed in a trip to the Getty Museum for work reasons. I figured I’d get a lot of design inspiration from the exhibit “Imagining the Past in France: 1250 – 1500<\/a>” and I was right. Medieval art always does it for me. I wore the purple jacket with my standard black-t-shirt-and-jeans combo.<\/p>\n

\"\"What Wendy Wore<\/strong> to Peruse Medieval Manuscripts<\/strong>
\nJacket:<\/strong> Versace
\nTop:<\/strong> MaxMara, recently seen here<\/a>
\nJeans:<\/strong> Acne (2007, purchased in Stockholm)
\nShoes:<\/strong> Michael Kors<\/a> (pre-2005)
\nLip color:<\/strong> MAC’s Violetta<\/a> and YSL Touche Brillance #13
\nRing:<\/strong> My own Borgia design<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

MrB is sure that we had a fabulous celebrity encounter in our hotel elevator. I missed getting a good visual of the face so we’ll have to take MrB’s word for it. But I was aware of the extremely dapper gentleman in his late 70s or early 80s who had the most beautiful (accented) voice. When he exited the elevator, he wished us all a good night and the minute the doors closed, MrB quietly screamed, “Peter O’Toole<\/a>!” in my ear. From what I saw of the man in question, I believe MrB is correct and I am very pleased to have shared a confined space with Lawrence of Arabia<\/a> (not to be confused with Sex and the City 2’s “Lawrence of my labia<\/a>“).<\/p>\n

My purple jacket was trotted out again for two important meetings. One was with Laura, the gorgeous owner of Broken English Jewelry<\/a>, which carries my line<\/a>. Laura was looking so cute — I’m not sure why I didn’t have the sense to take a picture of us. You can stalk Laura on Twitter at BEjewelry<\/a>. Also, if you’re anywhere near the Brentwood Country Mart in Santa Monica<\/a>, you should swing by and try on some of my jewels. They’re even better in person than online! Laura gave me a good idea for a new variation on an existing piece, so stay tuned for that early next year. We’re also thinking of having a trunk show at the store in April. I expect all you L.A. bloggers to attend! Let me know in the comments or by email what dates are best for you and I will work around your availability. I know y’all want to see these pieces<\/a> up close.<\/p>\n

My other big meeting was with my new grandson, Jude. (He’s technically a step-grandson, but why be technical?) He was born in the summer and I hadn’t seen him yet. He’s a big boy! MrB saw Jude when Jude was fresh out of the oven and was amazed by how he’s grown. The two of them seemed to have a meeting of the minds.<\/p>\n

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What an intense look!<\/p><\/div>\n

Jude’s older brother, four-year-old Wolfie, was adorable and very articulate. He amazed us all by remembering that MrB had hand surgery shortly before his last visit. He inquired very politely about the well-being of the hand. Move over, Miss Manners! There’s a new etiquette sheriff in town. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I sneaked off to Los Angeles for the weekend: MrB and I both had business to attend to, and family to see. The one drawback was that I was too booked to have one of my L.A. blogger fiestas.A\u00a0 Next time, peeps! As you might guess if you read my post on casual outfits, I…<\/p>\n

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