Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tweet I was in the Chicago suburbs for 36 hours or so to attend my stepson’s classical-guitar recital. It was in a chapel, so I wore this Jason Wu dress. My sister, Terri Berry, who also attended, described the dress as very “appropriate.” What Wendy Wore Dress: Jason Wu (2013) Shoes: Prada (2010) Jewelry: My [...]
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tweet MrB received his honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Columbia University at yesterday’s commencement ceremony for the class of 2013. He perfected his royal wave in time for the occasion. My parents and youngest stepdaughter attended the commencement with me. Before we left my apartment for the Columbia campus, my four-year-old nephew was FaceTiming [...]
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Tweet I was super-excited to go to the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Los Angeles last night. This event is a major thrill for me … but that doesn’t always mean I get a new dress for the occasion. I actually enjoy wearing the same dress to events that are just a few months apart, [...]
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Tweet My designing friend Zang Toi had his Fall 2013 show at Lincoln Center last Wednesday. This season, he was inspired by Imperial Russia. Opulence. Zang has it! I was particularly attracted to the pieces in amethyst and emerald. Now that I think of it, maybe I’m looking for something to go with my Marie [...]
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Tweet A “hostess gown” is described by the website Vintage Fashion Guild as “a dressy full length garment for [home] entertaining, but not as formal as evening wear. Other than the full length, the lines followed current fashion.” The style was most popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, according to the site. In a [...]
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Tweet I haven’t seen a butt bow that’s rocked my world for a long time, but I just spotted this 1984 Yves Saint Laurent on 1stdibs.com. Size matters. The YSL definitely outshines my own Guy Laroche butt-bow dress. However, the winner and new champion of the butt-bow fashion stakes is clearly my new niece, Sabrina [...]
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Tweet I met my new niece, Sabrina Berry, this weekend. I wore my Damien Hirst diamond-skull t-shirt because I wanted to introduce the baby to all the finer things in life right away: red lipstick, black t-shirts, skulls and diamonds. I should have had a Cadbury Dairy Milk bar in one hand and a glass [...]
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tweet Today is MrB’s birthday: He’s turned the big Seven-Oh! A 70th birthday requires serious celebration, so over the weekend I organized a surprise dinner attended by his four children and two grandchildren. (Thanks to the peeps who flew from California and Florida for it.) I held it a few days before his birthday to [...]
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tweet If you’re involved in fashion in any way — blogger, designer, magazine editor — people often ask you to describe your personal style. I have a tough time answering that question. I don’t have one of those colorful, yet confusing, descriptions that all the real fashionistas seem to have on the tips of their [...]
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tweet My grandmother on my mother’s side is named Ruth. She’s 93 years old. Her grandchildren call her “Nan” and her great-grandchildren call her “G.G.” for “great-grandma.” The family took her out for lunch for Mother’s Day. Nan’s husband, my grandfather Sam, died when I was 16. Sam’s sister was named Martha. Ruth’s brother was [...]
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