Tuesday, May 1, 2012
I’m quote-happy today! One of MrB’s favorite quotes is, “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission.” That one is attributed to the late U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Many of my jewelry designs are inspired by extraordinary women and I’m going to have to do a tribute to Hopper [...]
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Last night, MrB and I went to an event hosted by The Weinstein Company, so I was inspired to wear the same Junya Watanabe jacket I wore to a Weinstein event in February. I am the anti-wardrobe-remixer. I got this jacket at Bergdorf Goodman. I was very excited to see it on Bergdorf’s homepage recently. [...]
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
The sterling-silver swear-ring set from my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes line has been one of my most popular designs since I introduced it at a designer friend’s runway show in 2008. Word and letter jewelry has been around for ages, and I’m not the first designer to do “Fuck” jewelry. I’ve said myself that there’s nothing [...]
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
The color gold was on my mind as I got ready for New Year’s Eve. Much to my delight, it was on other people’s minds too. MrB and I gave gorgeous blogger/designer Stacy Lomman a ride to our dinner at Indochine. When Stacy turned up at our apartment wearing gold sequins that matched mine, I [...]
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
I jumped when I saw this picture of actress Zooey Deschanel in a lime-green dress with a high neck and gold buttons at the waist. It looks a lot like my vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress, doesn’t it? I’d love to know more about Zooey’s dress. If anyone has any information, let me know in the [...]
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Here I am wearing vintage sunglasses in May 2010. And here’s gorgeous blogger Ann of Annimal House this year. I’ve been enjoying Ann’s photos of her amazing vintage wardrobe for a couple of months now, but I had no idea that my checkered shades had helped inspire her blog! Now Ann and I have to [...]
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
I’m always looking for pieces that remind me of this gloomy/gorgeous Fall 2006 bird gown by Olivier Theyskens for Rochas. This bodysuit-and-pants ensemble by Bernard Perris, spotted on 1stdibs.com, immediately brought the Rochas to mind. I prefer seeing birds on clothes to birds on jungle gyms. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds has been on television quite [...]
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Oversize Argyle Whimsical Sweaters
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Friday, October 8, 2010
You can get a jump on Louis Vuitton’s panda look for next spring thanks to Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, who has done pandas in the past. Louis Vuitton Spring 2011 panda dress with sequin detail. Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sequin panda dress, now available on Yoox. The Castelbajac dress is much funnier. It’s available in red, for [...]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Seeing singer Katy Perry in Friday’s issue of WWD wearing a “custom-made latex dress festooned with musical notes” … … inspired my outfit for dinner on Monday. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Vintage Patrick Kelly (purchased on eBay in 2010) Tank top: Splendid Pants: Tark 1 (probably purchased between 1998 – 2000) Shoes: Lagerfeld (1994) Purse: [...]
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