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My gorgeous friend Christine was supposed to attend Zang Toi’s “Lone Star Cowboy & the Texas Rose”-themed show with me on September 16, but something suddenly came up, as Greg Brady would say. So I took Christine to Zang’s showroom a couple of days later, accompanied by gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted. Christine picked out a dress from the show but chose all new colors for her version. (I won’t give away her look until the dress is done.) Zang is so great about customizing. While that was going on, Jennine and I tried on the Stetson hats from the runway.

Urban cowgirls.

I just couldn’t quit the cowboy-printed dress I admired on the runway, so I tried it on. Zang and his assistant Sisi used about 100 pins to show me what it would look like in my size.

Zang is behind me, doing the pinning. That's his leg on the right.

Please note the hemline dragging on the ground despite my 5″ platform heels. Now look at where the hem hit the runway model … above the ankle!

On the runway.

If this model wore a miniskirt, I could probably wear it as a maxi dress. There was a pair of pants that went up to my chin — no exaggeration!

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  3. wendy you can make anything look like a million dollars. even a dress that is too long! 🙂
    i also love the hat:) you and jennine are a hoot:)
    smiles,
    gina

  8. WendyB, you ought to get a red lipstick endorsement from the beauty companies. Seriously! I’m not a lipstick girl but every time I see you and your luscious lips, I wanna go and get a tube of red lipstick!

  15. That is the perfect cowboy dress for you, ADORE. I think I’ve still got sample pants from a show that were fitted on Nadja Auermann – they drag about two inches behind me.

  21. Thank you so much for taking me to meet the wonderful Zang Toi and his lovely assitant Sisi. I loved meeting Jennine, who wore the most gorgeous dress and is so fun.

    I was like a kid in a candy store at Zang’s studio. I can’t wait to get my customized Zang dress.

    Wendy looked amazing in the cowboy dress. I tried on the cowboy caftan, with 4 inch heels. I was about 5’10” then and the caftan would have to be cut about 4 more inches.

    I saw a Fall 2010 dress, that I think Wendy has ordered. I loved it, but Wendy told me if I got it, we’d have to go out wearing the dresses together and I think it would be very easy to see “who wore it best”!

  26. awesome dress! and the model must be enormous :O or you are very little ?

    and your jewellery, waaw! so gorgeous!