My almost-husband Paul McCartney turned 75 today! I like that number. #ThrowbackOfTheDay: @PaulMcCartney loved a selfie back in the '60s pic.twitter.com/KWDpn2WotS — NME (@NME) June 18, 2017 Sir Paul’s birthday reminds me that I’ve been meaning to write about the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. (The release date…
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What Wendy Wore: “Windowpane” Ossie Clark Dress
I time-traveled to 2008 while getting dressed for a friend’s cocktail party last month. What Wendy Wore Dress: Ossie Clark (purchased from eBay in 2008, first seen here) Boots: Prada (2008, probably first seen here) I didn’t realize that I had acquired my entire outfit — the vintage Ossie Clark dress and the Prada boots…
Music and Beauty
As a great philosopher (Madonna) once said, “Music makes the people come together,” and the truth of that statement was on display at the “One Love Manchester” benefit concert yesterday. Ariana Grande — accompanied by performers including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Liam Gallagher, Marcus Mumford, and Pharrell Williams — entertained a crowd…
Throwback Thursday: When Havoc Struck
As I’ve said before, there are fascinating stories to be found in the obituary sections of newspapers. I’m specifying “newspapers,” rather than the “news,” because if you’re not physically turning the pages of a print edition, it’s easy to miss anyone whose death doesn’t make the homepage of a website or the top of a…
The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
Congratulations to Isabelle Steiger — my stepdaughter — whose debut novel, The Empire’s Ghost, has been published by Thomas Dunne Books! The Empire’s Ghost is the first book in an epic-fantasy trilogy that’s set in a once-magical world, where the ruthless dictator Elgar schemes to seize control of an entire continent. He’s prepared to kill…
Who Wendy Saw: Coachella 2017
The stunning Brittany Siminitz of JCK included me in yesterday’s roundup of jewelry peeps at Coachella, saying that I gave her a “front row seat to the festival” on Instagram. Thanks, Brittany! CLICK HERE FOR JEWELRY PEOPLE AT COACHELLA VIA JCK. Her article has given me the incentive I needed to get to this post…
What Wendy Wore: Coachella 2017
Coachella kicked off the music-festival season last weekend, which means its time for dozens — or possibly hundreds — of music-festival-fashion stories. I was out there in Indio, Calif., and, as I mentioned on my personal Instagram, I enjoyed checking out what other people were wearing, even though I didn’t emulate the sex-ay looks. Commentary…
#BuffySlays20
It’s been a 1990s kind of week! I started out obsessing over PJ Harvey’s 1995 album, To Bring You My Love. Today, I saw #BuffySlays20 trending on Twitter and realized that it’s been exactly 20 years since the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have quite a few pieces of vampire-slayer-worthy jewelry, thanks to…
Throwback Thursday: 1995’s Down by the Water
Last night, I had the urge to watch and rewatch PJ Harvey’s 1995 video for “Down by the Water,” one of the creepiest songs of all time … OF ALL TIME! Maybe all the people wearing red for International Women’s Day reminded me of PJ’s satin dress. “Down by the Water” was a single from…
Margaret Anne Florence and Wendy Brandes Jewelry
Gorgeous actress Margaret Anne Florence of CMT’s Sun Records has been spotted out and about wearing Wendy Brandes jewelry, including my Hathor swivel earrings in turquoise and carnelian. Decisions, decisions! It was so much fun choosing from this beautiful @wendybrandesjewelry! Swipe right ?? for a close-up on the jewelry! A post shared by Margaret Anne…