The last two times I discovered great boob/butt bows on 1stdibs.com were November 2012 and November 2014. It seems like November is officially boob-and-butt-bow month! Maybe it’s because the holidays are coming, and bows look so festive. Here’s my new find: a boob-bow bustier by one of my favorite designers, Patrick Kelly. I love the…
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What Wendy Wore: Three Journalism Events
I went to three journalism-related events in eight days last month! The first was a lunch for the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Awards on October 21. The IWMF describes the awards as honoring “women journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery,” and this year’s awardees are true heroes. Mwape Kumwenda…
Throwback Thursday: My Big-Hoop-Earring Prediction
Last year, I declared that big hoop earrings were due for a comeback after the fashion-world frenzy for ear cuffs, ear climbers, earring jackets, “front-back” earrings and mismatched studs. About the latter style, I said, “This look has fashion editors hitting the piercing parlors so they can load up on more studs.” Today, multiple ear…
What Wendy Wore: The Pre-Halloween Ho Stroll
It’s been a long time since I’ve done the Halloween ho stroll, to borrow a phrase from the highlarious Michael K of Dlisted. I’m more likely to dress for the holiday as a non-sexy Anne Boleyn, Adam Ant, member of Devo, or random Mod girl. That said, I figured that for a drinks date on…
Hanging Out With Platinum Guild International
Tonight, the fine folks of Platinum Guild International had a little soirée for designers and press at Parlor. I had designs from my Punk Platinum collection on display. I also brought my one-of-a-kind Luna ring, which is set with 1.90 carats of diamonds and a South Sea pearl. Who knew it would look so good…
What Wendy Wore: Halloween With Ringo Starr
I like to catch Ringo Starr‘s show whenever he’s in town, so I got tickets for his October 31 concert at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. I figured I’d dress the part of a Beatles fan in the “Mod girl” outfit I’d worn once before for Halloween. It wasn’t until last week that I realized I’d…
Throwback Thursday: Halloween 2005
Ten years ago, for Halloween, I dressed as a Mod in an original 1960s Ossie Clark dress and white vinyl bubble hat. The white go-go boots were reproductions. My hair was shorter then. MrB was … well, I guess he was a guy wearing a mustache. Other favorite Halloween throwbacks: Diamond Doodles’s 2014 doodles with…
What Wendy Wore: Oh, These Old Things
My friend Jim Pensiero retired after 31 years at the Wall Street Journal, and there was a huge party for him tonight at Brasserie Ruhlmann in Rockefeller Center. I belatedly realized that I should have worn the Lolita Lempicka suit and Lillie Rubin coat that I bought when I worked at the Journal from 1992…
RIP, Anita Sarko
I was distraught to learn on Friday that iconic ’80s DJ Anita Sarko had killed herself. I didn’t know her personally, but she was a big part of the club scene that I read about avidly in Details magazine and Michael Musto’s Village Voice column. I was so fascinated by Anita that I have a…
Thanks for the Love
Thanks to Beyond 4Cs for including me on its list of “Top 60 Diamond Blogs That Rock The Web.” It’s good to be rocking! Beyond 4Cs wrote, “A journalist-turned-fine jewelry designer, Wendy blogs passionately about her work and everyday life. Her posts are intelligently written and pack a load of fun to read.” Cool. It’s…