Sunday, January 18, 2009
As you saw in my previous post, I packed up my feathery shawl and went to D.C. for the evening to attend an inaugural party thrown by The Root. The green gown is by my designing friend Zang Toi. He made two peacock accessories to go with it: the shawl and a fan.
I wore the shawl last night.The first time I wore the dress, in 2006, I carried the fan.
With MrB in ’06The Root’s party was held at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. We had a good time meeting the locals there.
MrB’s new friend looks a little horny.
Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Natalie Portman were all at the party, but I chose to pose with Honest Abe because he is the only one famous enough to have his picture on money.
UPDATED TO ADD: As I previously pointed out, this dress was from the same Zang Toi collection as a peacock mini that Eva Longoria wore in 2008.
What a pretty green. Tell horny guy I say “what’s up” ok?
ha
That dress is gorgeous and I love the shawl too. I want a pic with honest Abe!
You look amazing! I love it. You should have brought the fan as well, a little OTT but for this celebration, totally the right move.
I’d love to see your jewelry with lapis! I absolutely love lapis and malachite and have been yearning for a piece of jewelry with those to stones
Hi there-I love the last comment, LOL!! The dress looks perfection with the shawl too!
i love the shade of green. wendy, you look absolutely fab!!!
You’re just so bloody glamorous, aren’t you? Love it x
That colour is sensational on you!
I was excited when I saw the scarf yesterday, but with the dress, I’m absolutely drooling! SO GORGEOUS! It looks amazing on you, and it’s beautiful how he chose to focus on the vibrant green in the peacock feathers.
Amazing dress and shawl! Green is an under-appreciated color.
Lucky you! You look amazing! Oh to live the Sweet Life of Wendy B!
You look absolutely stunning in that dress! Is there a color you *can’t* wear????
wow you look fantastic, the color is amazing
Who knew green was your color! It certainly is. You and Mr.B have dazzling smiles.
WOW-That’s a great dress and you wear it well! Stunning!
You should have sat in Archie Bunker’s chair.
I am green with envy, lucky you!!! And, hey, was Benjamin Franklin there?
You look amazing, that shawl is seriously killer!
That is a beautiful color!
i’m kind of in love w/ your shawl. You look lovely!
You look amazing! That shade of green definitely suits you.
P.S. I love the expression on Honest Abe’s face.
I should have loaned you my peacock earrings
You look great!
Wendy: You do formal like nobody’s business! Fantastic from head to toe.
Really, that color is fantastic on you! Love the peacock!
You were in my neck of the woods! Hope the crowds and traffic weren’t overwhelming!
I love that shawl! You look so elegant – especially standing next to Abe.
I’m afraid Lauren and I are going to be a little less elegantly dressed while we freeze our arses off on the mall.
Love the dress and I love the shawl. Great choice…and such a fun event!
Oh my god, I want that dress and shawl. Gimme!
You ever get tired of this, you send it my way, Wendy.
Wow!
You are so beautiful. J’adore your outfit!
OMG! Peacock shawl!
Have a nice dsy: Janet
I love that shawl. Beautiful.
you look very elegant and the green on the dress is amazing:)
you look really beautiful!
Where is your close up of your jewelry????
you are ridiculous sexy in that green dress, and that shawl is worth multitudes of peacock cursing. they’re aren’t very friendly birds anyway.
I hope Zang Toi is doing lots and lots of inaugural gowns.
Wow, the colour of that dress is gorgeous and I love it with the peacock shawl, it really suits you!
My god, you look 100000% amazing, I adore your shawl so so much.
Wow, gorgeous dress!!! Love Zang Toi, he’s the most famous designer to come out of my home country!!
peacocks!! gorgeous!
Such an intensely green and original ensemble. You look beautiful!
you look fantastic lady!!
samuel l. jackson!!!! i adore him!!
The peacock deserved to lose the feathers. You looking A-fucking-MAZING!
You were(are) in DC and didn’t call me? You could have come over to my apartment and hung out with me and Red. We would play Mario Kart and prank call Pistols. It would have been a blast!
You look GREAT!
Love that Shawl! Congratulations on the celebrations WendyB; the rest of the world is Oh So Happy for you.
xx
hot hot hot. and that lincoln looks like he’s got eyebrows (probably fake) that aspire to be like sam waterston’s….
Beautiful shawl
Did you ask Abe if that was a stovepipe hat on his head or was he just happy to see you?
Actually, that’d be really inappropriate to ask the 16th President that.
you always have the most awesome party gowns. i am jealous.
WOW WOW
Woman you look stunning!
xx
gorgeous. what a dream to be in dc yesterday!!!
wow!!! that shawl is gorgeous and you look stunning, i love that shade of green
Go you! I’ll bet you outshone them all—Abe included! What a fantastic night that must have been…