Friday, December 14, 2012
Tweet Sexy runway shows — and celebrity red-carpet choices — have convinced some people that every Versace design is scandalously flesh-baring, but, as I’ve written before, there are plenty of conservative options. I still have the sober Versace pantsuits I wore to work at Lehman Brothers between 2000 and 2005. I also have a knee-length [...]
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tweet For dinner with friends on Friday, I wore homegrown vintage. I don’t think I’ve ever taken a photo of this skirt until now. Most of the clothing in this picture predates the blog, which I started in 2007. The dates below are my best guesses as to when I purchased everything. What Wendy Wore [...]
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Tweet This Moschino sweater is available on eBay for a “Buy It Now” price of $86.40. If you buy it, don’t forget to get a WendyB ring to match!
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Tweet Oversize Argyle Whimsical Sweaters
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tweet I wrote about Antoni & Alison’s cool intarsia sweaters in June 2008 but I never got one. I couldn’t make a decision because they were all so cute. Spotting another intarsia piece online recently reminded me about Antoni & Alison, so I checked the website and nearly passed out. You know how I feel [...]
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Tweet I don’t know why I love this Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sweater, but I do. Gorgeous blogger ENC of Observationmode says, “Now you need to get it, put it on, then spill the filling from a raspberry jelly-filled donut down the front so it will look like it was shot in the head.” That would [...]
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Tweet I haven’t seen many vintage Ossie Clark sweaters. I recently posted about the only one that I own here. Not my favorite photo Well, right now, on eBay, there’s an Ossie Clark cardigan with very similar detailing to my sweater. That means that if you get it, we could wear them together and be [...]
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Tweet I’m on an Ossie Clark blogging kick. Here’s a famous 1968 photo of Ossie wearing his own shirt and patchwork belt with a sweater made by his mother. Photo source: Another Nickel in the Machine Here’s a not-at-all-famous photo of me wearing my only Ossie Clark sweater. I’ve never managed to find a lot [...]
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tweet Kansai Yamamoto is a Japanese designer who did costumes for David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust days. The Ziggy Stardust Companion has a great page on the costumes here. Bowie in a Kansai Yamamoto costumeFrom The Ziggy Stardust Companion I’m pretty sure Bowie is wearing his Yamamoto short kimono without the cape — but [...]
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