I’m distressed by this Vice story about skyrocketing rent leading to the possible shuttering of Allan & Suzi’s consignment/vintage boutique. My relationship with Allan & Suzi goes back more than 20 years. In April 1995, I wrote a Wall Street Journal story about the owners’ local-cable shopping show. (As Vice notes, Golden Globe-winner Tracee Ellis…
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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…
Flashback Friday: The 1985 Fiorucci Dress
Four years ago, I shared a photo of my favorite dress from 1985, which I’m convinced came from my very favorite store, Fiorucci. Unfortunately, you could only see part of the dress in the picture, because I was sitting down. Well, a miracle has occurred and I found another photo from the same night. Even…
Throwback Thursday: What Wendy Wore in January
Yesterday, I finally got around to writing about January’s Columbia Spectator fundraising dinner, at which Dan Rather was the keynote speaker. So it seems like the right time for the outfit post from that evening. This one has a guest star: my right-hand woman and branding chief, Eryn Patton, who joined me for the dinner….
If You Must Fly United, Remember Nan Kempner
United Airlines got itself into a world of trouble yesterday over leggings after an alert (female) observer tweeted that two teenage girls were barred from a flight because of their leggings, while a younger girl was forced to put a dress over her leggings in order to board. The social-media genius at United decided leggings…
What Wendy Wore: #TheHookUp Pop-Up Shop
A big thank you goes out to all the gorgeous clients who came by our two-day pop-up shop this week! And a YUGE thank you to jewelry designers Julie Lamb and Jackie Cohen, who organized this event, which they named #TheHookUp. As Julie told JCK, she and Jackie were “aiming to hook our guests up…
Throwback Thursday: What Wendy Wore in January
For Throwback Thursday, I’m going to catch up on some of the outfits I wore in January. I’ve been too distracted by political activity to do my usual outfit posts! I joined a local Indivisible group, which I highly recommend. Indivisible aims to bring Tea Party-inspired, grass-roots activism to progressive causes, and it’s a good…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage to Vanity Fair
MrB and I were in Los Angeles for the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday. (Thanks for inviting us, Graydon Carter!) We watched the Oscars as we got dressed, and we were standing in front of the television, ready to walk out, just as Best Picture was announced. I was disappointed that La La Land…
What Wendy Tried: Oscar de la Renta on Oscar Weekend
I hadn’t visited Decades in Los Angeles — aka vintage-gown heaven — in forever, and I rectified that yesterday. I emailed fabulous sales associate Helena before I went in and told her I only wanted to see over-the-top designs. I believe this one was by Oscar de la Renta. I tried on a lot of…
What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, I wore my 1990s leather vest by Gemma Kahng. I’ve worn it before for Valentine’s Day and anniversaries. It’s got heart buttons too. My Diana heart ring went well with the vest. You know I love theme dressing! MrB and I went to Aquagrill. They have a great oysters there. MrB likes…