Wouldn’t it be fabulous to wear one of these on New Year’s Eve? These are clearly not for the H&M crowd, but feel free to lick the screen, then shop for budget lookalikes. Yellow for your black tie eventDolce & Gabbana, $5995, at Bergdorf Goodman(It doesn’t ship till Dec. 27! That’s cutting it close.) Classic…
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Home for the Holidays
Rejoice! My parents had all the old photo albums out. A random sample: WendyB, visiting California in 1984/85 BarbaraB with her mother (RuthK), father (SamK) and sister (SusanK) in 1967
Ten Paces, Turn and Fire
This is for Pistols at Dawn, who dared to say latex was “hot on ladies, scary on dudes.” Well, think again, PAD! David Lee Roth is here to prove you wrong! Embed from Getty Images Apologies accepted.* Quite a few years ago, I spent a pleasant evening with David Lee Roth after meeting him in…
Latex-Look Leggings and PVC Pants
Much to my delight, there’s been a burst of new posts about latex-look legs in the blogosphere. Check out: I Spy, Thrift Eye Style Bubble The Coveted Meanwhile, I broke down and bought the American Apparel leggings. They’re all weird around the waist so I’ll have to send them back … but of course I…
Cardigan, Corduroy, Cat and Cock
Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “C”! If you’re loving chunky knits this season, you need to check out this awesome ’70s cardigan. Happy bidding! From Emmapeelpants, eBay seller When you’re done bidding (snipe, people, snipe!), tell me, do I want these corduroys in “deep eggplant”? Or do I just THINK I want them?…
Even More Surprise Party Pictures
I apologize to the readers who don’t know any of these people, but I want to share a few more photos with folks who attended the party. My favorite photo of the evening: John is amazed to learn he is Amy’s babydaddy.
In the News/On the Blogs
I enjoyed this piece by the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning fashion critic, Robin Givhan (registration required), though I disagree with the constantly reinforced notion that everyone, “in the boardroom, in politics, in suburban neighborhoods,” is feeling unbearable daily pressure to meet some Hollywood standard of physical perfection. Barbie is a popular scapegoat. I live in New…
Thanks for Thinking of Me, Roxanne
I just got a spam email from “Roxanne C. Murdock.” She told me to buy “MegaDik,” and assured me, “You won’t believe your eyes when you see your new penis size!” Upon reflection, I decided Ms. Murdock’s email was a little off-target because I wouldn’t believe my eyes if I noticed I had grown any…
More Surprise Party Pictures
More photos from my husband’s surprise party have arrived! Click to enlarge. Me with my gorgeous sister, Terri Berry. Seeing us together always overexcites certain men. They say, “Sisters?!” with an ambitious glint in their eyes. Everyone was asking me where I got the Wall Street Journal top I was wearing that night, so here’s…
Sold! Part II
I had a great trunk show last night. Thanks to everyone who came! Here are a few of the things that sold: Diana Ring © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photo by John Muggenborg Papessa Prayer Locket in rose goldPapessa Locket © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photo by SquareMoose Clemence Ring in rock crystal and black spinelClemence Ring © Wendy…