Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tweet My recent musings on 1980s painted denim jackets drew the attention of my high-school classmate, Karen D. Karen told me she still had her painted Jim Morrison/Doors jacket and, within moments, sent me a photo. I could hardly believe my eyes! It looks brand new. Jim Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors, died [...]
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tweet Even though I have fond memories of the 1980s fad for painted denim jackets, I never owned one myself, to the best of my recollection. I don’t know why. Maybe I couldn’t decide which band I wanted painted on the back? I was equally devoted to the Beatles and Duran Duran. I did have [...]
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Tweet My gorgeous friend Alyssa, who is an excellent cook, invited a bunch of us wimmins over for a fabulous dinner at her apartment last night. Of course, I asked designer/blogger/stylist Stacy Lomman what I should wear. I let her make all my outfit decisions lately, even for casual occasions. I prefer her taste to [...]
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Tweet Thank you for all the input on The Turquoise Leather Jacket, especially for the names of the other jacket designers! I’m going to look into those. I’m not 100% sure, but I’ll most likely return the jacket to Bergdorf Goodman. I’d still like to first speak to someone at Kelly Wearstler, the designer of [...]
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Tweet As a lifelong feminist, it pains me to admit it, but there is one thing that men are often* better at than women … SHOPPING. Surprise! But it’s true. And I’m not talking about how men are hunters and women are gatherers when it comes to trips to the mall. I’m more interested in [...]
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tweet Isn’t it amazing how this Paco Rabanne jacket from 1967 still looks fashion-forward? I would love to wear it. It would be perfect with jeans and a black t-shirt. What can I say? The year 1967 produced all kinds of stylish things … like me!
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Tweet Gorgeous blogger Jac of Dirty Shiny Pretty was checking out her fashion horoscope on Honestly … WTF when she realized that the Leo illustration was wearing a red version of my blue, cropped and ruffled Junya Watanabe motorcycle jacket. (Apparently, Capricorns like me should be wearing Givenchy. I could live with that!) I wanted [...]
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tweet Once I find something I like, I stick with it. I wore this Stacy Lomman jacket and scarf combination nearly every day last week, including travel to and from Los Angeles. I just changed the black t-shirt regularly, and the shoes occasionally. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Stacy Lomman (2011) T-shirt: Splendid Scarf: Alexander McQueen [...]
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