Gorgeous blogger Annie Wilson of Poetic & Chic recently launched a business called Sourdough, which sells beautiful accessories handmade from vintage barkcloth through an Etsy shop. Annie sent me a Sleepytime Eye Mask in Scarlet Scroll. The mask is filled with lavender to help banish insomnia. Sleepytime Eye Mask Click photo to buy on Etsy….
Good Squirrel/Bad Squirrel
A good squirrel is one you can wear around your neck. WendyB’s haiku-inspiring silver Squirrel Necklace is available for $125 Click photo to purchase A bad squirrel is one that invades my personal space while I am sitting outside minding my own damn business. “This squirrel is a little closer than normal.” “Uh-oh, he…
Sale Item of the Day
I’m loving this green leather jacket by Peter Som. It’s at Neiman Marcus for $558, down from $1,595. Click the picture to go to the site. The latest post on my Francis blog also has a jacket on sale, so check that out if you haven’t done so already.
Leader of the Pack
I was amused by yesterday’s New York Times article about how round sunglasses are the hot look this summer. Here’s how it starts: “Was it only last year that round sunglasses were considered square? The hot eyewear look of 2008 was pretty much defined by plastic Wayfarer knockoffs, garish neon trapezoids often seen color-coordinated with…
Look Over There!
I’m not really here today, I’m at my Francis blog. But I want to thank gorgeous blogger Belle de Ville of Beverly Hills Branchee for the fabulous post about the new blog (and for reminding me to add her to my blog roll). If any of you other gorgeous bloggers post about Francis, let me…
The One Where I Get a Hand Job
I had to have minor surgery on my left hand to remove a weird bump. The bump was near my middle finger, but the doctor says it should not affect my ability to flip people off. Things are not as bad as they appear. I wrote a few posts in advance so blogging won’t be…
Sunday Styles Strikes Again
You’d think that after this recent post, I would have stopped reading the non-fashion articles in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times. I know I should avoid exposure to quotes from incredibly annoying people, but I still couldn’t resist last Sunday’s section. The latest irksome article, about abandoned blogs, was called Blogs…
Where’s the Beef?
I grew up with Heinz Ketchup commercials that used Carly Simon‘s song Anticipation to make the point that the ketchup was so thick and rich that it came out of the bottle very slowly. Times have changed. Last night, while out at dinner with my gorgeous friends Jen, Kevin, Alyssa, and Amanda, I became distracted…
This Post Is Not for the Sensitive
Last week, I went to see “Whole in the Wall,” an exhibit of graffiti art at the Helenbeck Gallery, accompanied by my designing friend, Christian Francis Roth, and my gorgeous, non-designer friend, Maggie Kneip. I wrote more about the show on my brand-new Francis blog today. [UPDATED TO ADD: That blog is now defunct.] As…
Francis + WendyB = Fun*
Today’s your lucky day, bitches, because there is going to be more of WendyB online to love. In addition to writing this blog, I’m going to be blogging for my designing friend Christian Francis Roth’s Francis clothing line. As you might have noticed, I’m very enthusiastic about Christian’s line and I’ve posted about it often….