I love molten-metal looks in clothes and accessories and even manicures — which makes sense for a jewelry designer, right? — so last month, I was transfixed by this Instagram post from vintage store Baba Yaga. I had to have this platinum look! View this post on Instagram Dripping in silver. 80s St.John Lamé top…
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What Wendy Wore: Squeeee! Anna Sui!
Last week, I attended the “Blue” conference held by Initiatives in Art and Culture, which included a talk featuring British designer Zandra Rhodes and American designer Anna Sui. I planned to wear my red and pink Zandra Rhodes chiffon dress to that panel, but at the last minute, I was inspired to go with a…
Throwback Thursday: Final Summer 2019 Lewks
Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019. On June 12, I was excited…
What Wendy Wore: Ceil Chapman at La MaMa
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club celebrated the centennial of its founder, Ellen Stewart, at a fundraiser for its 58th season recently. Stewart was a dress designer when she started La MaMa in 1961 — no experience in theater whatsoever — but she became an icon of the performing arts in New York. I feel like…
Throwback Thursday: Slow-Fashion Summer
I never got around to blogging a bunch of summer outfits. Honestly, the activism is taking a lot out of me these days, and blogging has definitely suffered. Anyway, here are my two most notable looks for July — both with #slowfashion elements, of course. I was casual for our 18th anniversary dinner on July…
What Wendy Wore: WD-40 and 2004 Versace
It took some effort — a pair of Spanx, a can of WD-40, a shoehorn, and the muscle power of two burly Teamsters — but I squeezed myself into a 2004 Versace dress for the Fourth Estate Award Gala last week. What Wendy Wore Dress: Versace (2004) Shoes: Miu Miu (2010) Clutch: Ostrich clutch from…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage Madonna
Madonna was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this month with her “Madame X” tour, and of course I was there — twice! I’ve never missed one of her tours, and I do like to catch two performances per tour. You can find out more about my decades of fandom from the YouTube video I…
What Wendy Wore: Not Autumn Yet
I don’t care about Labor Day — it’s still summer until Monday! That’s why I wore a summer dress to my stepdaughter’s 30th birthday dinner last week (I’ve known her since she was eight! Holy shit!) What Wendy Wore Dress: Possible vintage Michael Vollbracht (2005-ish?) Shoes: Prada (2010) Purse Louis Vuitton Cerise (2005) I didn’t realize till…
What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion McQueen
I’ve been dressing very casually lately, so I made a point of putting on a dress for MrB’s belated birthday dinner on Sunday. Dress: Alexander McQueen (2010) Shoes: Prada (2010) This dress by Alexander McQueen is homegrown vintage. I wore it for the first time during a 2010 trip to L.A., for dinner with my…
What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark at the Loebs Again
MrB almost always attends the annual Gerald Loeb Awards for business and financial journalism. He got the Loeb lifetime achievement award himlsef in 2002, and I don’t think a year’s gone by when someone hasn’t thanked him in an acceptance speech. I often go to the Loebs with him to catch up with people I’ve…