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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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tweet I love that Steve Wilhite, the inventor of the GIF, got a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards. (If you don’t know what a GIF is, click here.) What I love even more is that Wilhite is adamant about the often-disputed pronunciation of his file format. The New York Times quoted him as [...]
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Tweet A few years ago, while I was browsing eBay or Etsy, I decided that I desperately needed more psychedelic clothes. I was not on acid at the time, so I don’t know why this happened. I wound up buying a strange-looking top with scalloped edges that I wore once or twice with jeans. I thought [...]
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tweet I went to see Rihanna at Barclays Center on May 5 and took one of my best-ever concert photos! When Bad Gal RiRi first came out in this costume, it took me a moment to realize what the print was. Then I thought, “Bitch stole my style again!” First, she ran off with a [...]
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tweet The Internets have already declared that my mother, BarbaraB, is a style icon, but in case you need further proof, check out this photo of us. My appreciation of towering hair and a good hairpiece must have come from BarbaraB. Look at her rocking that wiglet! You can see more photos of her here. [...]
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Tweet In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that my parents are moving out of my childhood home in New Jersey. They’re clearing out all their old stuff, so I visited last weekend to take a look around. I couldn’t believe some of the things I found! Just last month I was trying to figure out when [...]
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Tweet A big thank you goes out to Hannah Connorton who interviewed me for National Jeweler. The story was intended to be about silver, but Hannah kindly let me ramble on about my inspiration and aesthetic for both my gold signature line and my silver WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. I like that she [...]
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Tweet Every year, my invitation to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gets lost in the mail. It’s such a shame, because I would wear a real costume to match the party theme, instead of one of the generically pretty designer dresses that so many guests fall back on. Remember the [...]
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tweet Now that we’ve all gotten used to side-boob, it’s time for side-ass. Fashionista.com says that all eyes were on Gwyneth Paltrow’s hips last night, thanks to her Antonio Berardi gown with sheer panels. Click to see the Gwyneth Paltrow pictures. I’m happy to say that I can shop my closet for this trend. I’ve [...]
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tweet The Fader has a good interview with hot new rapper Trinidad James, aka Trinidad Jame$. James was signed to major label Def Jam due to the success of his independently produced video for “All Gold Everything,” aka the reason I randomly say “Woo!” when I’m hot and sweaty. (The video is NSFW and REALLY [...]
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