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Sunglasses and Seafood

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Check out my new shades.

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I'm also wearing my Mud Flap Jill necklace. Click me to buy one.

This is my third pair of round sunglasses. I still have these and these. Gorgeous blogger Jennine gave the latest ones to me. She bought them in Germany, so “Danke schön,” Jennine!

Jennine upgraded to these Cynthia Rowley cat's-eye sunglasses.

Jennine’s husband is German so she’s picked up some of the language from him. That’s what led to our having a conversation worthy of Abbott and Costello while Jennine was staying at my house during Fashion Week in February.

WendyB: You once told me a funny word for “fish” in German, but I can’t remember what it is.

Jennine: Fish.

WendyB: Yes, fish. I’m trying to remember the German word for it.

Jennine: Fish.

WendyB: That’s what I said! Tell me the German!

Jennine: FISH!

WendyB: ……

Jennine: …..

WendyB: Oh! “Fisch!” Well, I knew there was something funny about it!

I think that might have been right before this conversation, so now you know where some of the deliriousness captured on video came from.

Speaking of video, here’s the Abbott and Costello Who’s on First routine. Did you know that Abbott and Costello didn’t come up with that concept? Similar bits were a staple of comics in burlesque. What made Abbott and Costello’s version special was the interpretation and delivery. Just like fashion, isn’t it? You don’t have to be original to be the best.

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  7. Cute.

    And I was supposed to be in NYC last week but plans cancelled. I was gonna let you know because I’d like to meet you. Finally.

  9. Ohhhh these look so great on you! The round shape is so hard for me to pull off but these glasses are so great I couldn’t pass them up. So glad you can put them to good use!

    Omg I miss our delilerious nights!

  12. Uber Cool! You look great in anything, though….

    Sorry I haven’t been around again lately—can’t seem to manage my stressful life…sigh.

  14. haha…cute story!
    When i was in Asia, I met someone with a cute name Woo!
    I thought he was asking me who? & I yes what’s your name? he said who? yes,your name! finally I realized it was Mr WOO!!! Silly me!
    xo

  16. Honestly, they are wicked!!!! You look amazing in them…. I think I am going to try on a pair next time I am shopping 😉

    I studies German last year and it is definitely a fun language to practice.

    -Marta

  19. I went and watched that vid, ..” We don’t know how to use the tap”..I actually laughed out loud. Love your nails in your last post btw. Have a good weekend.

  20. Hahaha I’m surprised Jennine had the patience to go through that conversation until you finally got it…that’s a true friend :)As for round sunglasses, you rock them the best!

    “We’re going to die of thirst, because we don’t know how to use the tap” hahahahaha!! Loved that part in the video 🙂

  22. ThosE big round shades look gorgeous on both of you! I’ve always admired Jannine’s cat glasses as well..

    This story is great, very funny 🙂

    Happy Friday!

  25. Those glasses are great! You and Jennine both have great taste. I don’t have any idea whether you taste good, too, though, and I’m pretty sure I don’t want to find out!

    Anyway, what a great photo of you! I love the green wall.

    I used to sit and watch that A&C routine with my dad. He loved it. So did I!

  26. I love round sunglasses but was told by a sales person in Bloomingdale’s that I need an oversized shape to cover my dark circles. Yup.

  29. You two are hysterically funny together! Not to mention so ultra chic in your awesome sunglasses. I first read this post last night, and then I couldn’t get that 80’s song by Corey Hart out of my head. “I wear my sunglasses at night…’

    I have a feeling it will loop endlessly through my head today!

  32. Love the shades. I have an old round pair with mirrored lenses that I wear to play tennis. My husband hates them. He says I look like I’m trying to channel Lennon. I say Lennon who? and it pisses him off! Oh, the joys of being married to an older man!

    Alicia…”whipping out her Jill”…that made my 12 year old boy mind chuckle.

  33. You can’t beat a daft conversation with your girlfriends – my BFF once asked me what rice cakes were made of…hhmm… Love your round glasses – very cool! x

  34. Those shades are super cool and look great on you! Lately I’ve been enjoying giant shades that cover half of my face so think I would feel naked in them.

  48. your “fish” conversation made me laugh. In french I definetly do things like that all the time. Or else I just make up my own vocabulary. love the glasses, they’re a hard shape to pull off but of course you do it well.

  49. I LOVE those glasses on you!! I recently bought my first pair of round sunglasses (I’d always thought I couldn’t pull them off) and I love them so much! More versatile than you’d realize!
    xo
    d