A couple of months ago, I wrote down a quote that supposedly came from Wallis Simpson: “Choose a rainbow, not a uniform.” It seemed very appropriate because, at the time, I was admiring these cheerful Swedish Hasbeen boots. Now there are Swedish Hasbeen boots that are even more rainbow-y. I felt like the rainbow quote…
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Foot Fetish: Hi-Wedge Sneakers
I’ve wanted a pair of high-wedge sneakers for a long time. Last year, I tried on these happy-looking See by Chloe sneakers, but they didn’t fit. I noticed this pair by Ash on Saks.com last weekend. They don’t make my heart sing so much that I want to order them, but if I wandered by…
What Wendy Wore: Alleviating Non-Buyer’s Remorse
I rarely suffer from buyer’s remorse. In the past five years, there have been two inexpensive vintage dresses from eBay that even the talented Jean of Ghost Tailor couldn’t get to fit right. Then there was one unflattering dress — Oscar de la Renta, I believe — that a vintage-store owner with whom I’d had…
Foot Fetish: Fluevog, McQueen, Ferragamo
When I was writing my post about Madonna’s ’80s lace-up booties, I had to do a lot of digging because every scrap of Madonna shoe information seemed to be about her pink Fluevogs in Truth or Dare. Despite all those references, I couldn’t find a photo. Then came Lady Miss Kier to the rescue! The…
Lace Up Like Vintage Madonna (and WendyB)
I’ve got vintage music style on my mind this week: first, Janis Joplin, then Debbie Harry. Now, the lace-up booties and mid-calf granny boots I’m seeing are reminding me of Madonna’s 1985 footwear. Barneys has a cut-out style by L’Wren Scott that’s a higher-heeled, gray version of the black Peter Fox booties I had in…
Fashion’s Night Out: So Excited I Could Scream
I hit the town for Fashion’s Night Out last night wearing my capitalism-promoting dollar dress and accompanied by hawt bloggers Jennine of The Coveted and Alyssa, Kathy and Vyque of Fasshonaburu. We ran away from the teeming masses fighting to get into Bergdorf Goodman, wandered through Astroturf inside Prada’s 5th Avenue store, and wound up…
Foot Fetish: World’s Sexiest Rain Boots
In 2007, I wrote about my search for attractive rain boots and my high-school-era dislike of duck shoes. If only these over-the-knee, high-heeled duck boots by Tommy Hilfiger had been available back in the day. While I’m in the “if only” mode … if only Sergio Rossi made these over-the-knee rain boots with heels! You’d…
Technicolor Yawn
I used to have a tie-dyed cashmere sweater. It made me look like a rainbow had thrown up on me. Only one tiny photo of it exists. I got rid of the sweater long ago, but I thought of it as soon as I saw these shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood for Erdem. If I had…
Sneakers O’Brandes
I haven’t worn sneakers anywhere except the gym (with one hot-air-ballooning exception) for more than 20 years. Even when clambering around castle ruins, I prefer wearing cork wedges. Gym sneakers that look cute with bike shorts on the elliptical machine don’t work with my red lipstick and regular clothes. So I’ve been on the lookout…
Still Life With Studs
Bag: Sonia Rykiel (2009) Shoes: Miu Miu (2010)