There are only five days left to pre-order my new OMG, LOLZ and NYC rings (with free shipping) via Kickstarter! CLICK HERE TO ORDER! The great thing about my rings is that they give you that cool knuckle-duster look without paralyzing your fingers. You can even type in them. I’m wearing the OMG set while…
What Wendy Didn’t Wear: A Smile, a Skirt, a Smiling Skirt
According to the calendar, there are two weeks of summer left, but we all know that Labor Day weekend is when the season really ends. I figured I’d go to the beach and hide my depression about the coming cold months and shorter days with the help of a smiling Castelbajac skirt I got in…
Who Says You Can’t Buy Style?
Designer Jeremy Scott says you can! The dress says “Fashion” on the back. You can follow Jeremy Scott on Twitter here.
What Wendy Will Wear: Dress by Zang Toi
What timing! Right after my post about how sample sizes, by definition, don’t fit the vast majority of people right off the rack, Tia from The Quest for “it” posted about the sample sale I had with my designing friend Zang Toi last month. Conveniently, she took a picture of Zang personally altering a red-cashmere…
One Sample Size Does Not Fit All. Deal With It.
Did you know the world revolved around voluptuous Mad Men star Christina Hendricks? Neither did I! Fortunately, I read New York Magazine’s The Cut blog, which alerted me to the fact via a story about Hendricks that ran in the The Daily Record of Scotland. The Record quoted her as saying: “People have been saying…
Change of Taste
Baskin-Robbins brought back my favorite ’70s ice-cream flavor, Pink Bubblegum, for the month of August. My goal this weekend was to get a scoop before it was too late. That is one craving I will never have again. Did this stuff always taste so bad? Damn! I still ate the whole scoop even though I…
Blogs, Brands, Bullshizz
The front-page story in WWD today is “Advertisers Go Social: Brand-Blogger Linkups Marketings’ New Rage.” Gorgeous blogger Jennine (of The Coveted and Independent Fashion Bloggers) is quoted extensively in the article. I’m glad the story highlighted Jennine’s “IFB Fair Compensation Manifesto” and her criticism of the Coach Poppy ad campaign, in which 334 bloggers were…
What Wendy Wore: Nautical for Nautica
Nautica invited a group of fashion bloggers for cocktails and a boat ride last night. Just what I’d been waiting for! A second chance to wear my new Castelbajac sailor outfit. Gorgeous bloggers Midtown Girl, Jordana, Julia and Tricia were amused to see me dressed in costume. What Wendy Wore Top: Castelbajac (2010) Pants: Castelbajac…
John, Olivia and the Engagement Ring Surprise
Back in March, while explaining the work that goes into creating custom designs, I mentioned that I spent an hour on the phone with one guy discussing how he was going to propose to his girlfriend. Time to tell the whole tale and introduce you to John Muggenborg. He’s one of my talented product photographers,…
Meet Me at IFB on September 9
Independent Fashion Bloggers is kicking off New York Fashion Week with a day of seminars on September 9. If you’re a blogger, an ex-blogger, a would-be blogger or just blog-curious, you need to go to this event. Find out why — and what Madonna’s biceps have to do with it — by reading my post…