The 4th of July holiday means it is time to get out my JC de Castelbajac sailor outfit! What Wendy Wore Top: Castelbajac (2010) Pants: Castelbajac (2010) Shoes: Terry de Havilland (made in 2004, acquired in 2012) It’s a tradition! Oops! I almost forgot last year’s outing. In all this time, I’m pretty sure I’ve never…
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What Wendy Wore: Giambattista Valli Puffy Jacket
The good news is that I made it to Allan & Suzi’s vintage/consignment boutique in its downtown Manhattan location for one last shopping spree. The bad news is that the store closed last month so you won’t be able to follow in my retail footsteps. Alas! First Patricia Field, now Allan & Suzi. New York…
What Wendy Wore: Sequins, Then and Now
Look, I changed my shoes (click to enlarge photos)! What Wendy Wore in 2015 and 2017 Both years – Top: G-Lish from now-closed Patricia Field store (2015, first seen here) Both years – Shorts: Castelbajac (2013, first seen here) 2015 Shoes: Prada (2010) 2017 Shoes: Prada (2011, first seen here) The 2015 photo was taken…
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…
Wednesday’s Video: Introduction to Ossie Clark
My new YouTube video about my favorite vintage designer, Ossie Clark, is live now! In the video, I share several pieces from my Ossie Clark collection, including the orange dress from yesterday’s blog post. Another Ossie that appears in the video is one of my most treasured ones: The snakeskin jacket I bought directly from…
What Wendy Wore: Double-Vintage Ossie Clark
I just realized this Ossie Clark dress counts as double-vintage! It was at least 30 years old when I bought it — and I bought it 10 or 11 years ago. The first photo of it is from September 2007. Here’s how it looked in a photo shoot last month. What Wendy Wore Dress: Ossie…
What Wendy Wore: MrB Was an Honoree
MrB received an award from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press at the organization’s annual dinner on Tuesday. Honoree! #awarddinner #firstamendment #freedomofthepress #freedomofspeech #reporterscommitteeforfreedomofthepress #journalism A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on May 23, 2017 at 4:35pm PDT We attended the event last year, too; little did we know how much more…
Wednesday’s Video: Betsey Johnson and More Edie
Catch me talking about my “homegrown vintage” Betsey Johnson leopard jacket in my new YouTube video! This video builds on last week’s, which referenced style icon Edie Sedgwick, because Edie was Betsey’s fit model in the 1960s. This jacket is especially dear to me because the late New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham photographed me…
What Wendy Wore: Prada Lip Dress From 2012
On Wednesday, I went to the 50th-anniversary fundraising dinner for the State University of New York’s Educational Opportunity Program. The EOP provides college access and support to low-income students in New York State — young adults who are often the first ones in their families to go to college. These students haven’t had the advantages…
What Wendy Wore: ’80s-Inspired Mesh and Jeggings
I’ve got a new YouTube video coming out tomorrow, for which I wore a 1980s-inspired outfit. Because you can’t see the head-to-toe look in the video, my right-hand woman Eryn took this full-length photo. What Wendy Wore Mesh jacket: God Save LA (2013, inspired by Madonna and previously seen here) T-shirt: Splendid Jeggings: J. Brand…