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What Wendy Wore: The Committee to Protect Journalists Dinner

Last night, MrB and I attended an event that’s very important to us: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from...

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Never Is the Next New Thing™: Animal-Toe Shoes

My “Never Is the Next New Thing™” fashion theory states that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear that!” — are the ones most likely to become...

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What Wendy Wore: Stacy Lomman Jacket for Travel

Once I find something I like, I stick with it. I wore this Stacy Lomman jacket and scarf combination nearly every day last week, including travel to and from Los Angeles. I just changed the black...

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Surrender to Pink

Studded and spiked shoes have been done to death, and I thought the look would never appeal to me again. Well, you know what I say about the word “never”; I might as well replace it with “definitely”...

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Great Minds Think Alike: Silver Wedges by Prada & Louboutin

When I wore my silver Prada wedges to Milan Fashion Week in 2007, the shoes were already a couple of years old, so I was amused by all the photographers taking pictures of them. I thought it would be...

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What Wendy Wore: Casual in Castelbajac

I love to take boat rides when I’m traveling. Maybe I’m a sailor at heart. I certainly dress the part on occasion, thanks to designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. While too many viewings of Titanic...

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London Bloggers, the Queen and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Cobbler

Tomorrow is the 4th of July. Normally, I’d be packing to go to London to visit my peeps there. Then I’d go on to Paris for Bastille Day. But my summer travel got pushed up to June this year. I didn’t...

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What Wendy Wore: Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday, I said I wouldn’t show you my new Terry de Havilland shoes until today. The reason for that should now be obvious: They’re perfect for the 4th of July. Terry’s wife Liz told me that the flag...

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A Shoe Worthy of April Fools’ Day; You’ll Be Trippin’!

You know when you’re shopping for clothes or shoes and you see something awesome but then you think, “If I got that, I’d need a whole new wardrobe to go with it”? Well, because I’m a helpful person, I...

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What Wendy Wore: Crazy Castelbajac Coat in London

Remember how I said that while I was in Paris, I discovered an irresistible burlap/lightning-bolt dress at the Castelbajac store while I was in the midst of paying for a completely ridiculous trench...

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Prada, My Design Process and Runway Bravery

I like this quote about jewelry from an interview that fashion designer Miuccia Prada did with the New York Times in May: “I’m interested in jewels … I know what it is: I only like antique jewelry...

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Another Fashion Blogger Casting Call for the Huffington Post

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos for the trend story I’m working on for the Huffington Post. Keep an eye on my blog and Twitter, and I’ll let you know when it is live. It will either be the end...

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Lug Sole Shoes Are Finally Mine

I’ve always had a thing for shoes with lug soles (thick, rubber, work-boot style soles). I’ve coveted gorgeous designer Stacy Lomman’s white “brothel creeper” shoes for several years. And in 2008, I...

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What Wendy Wore: Dressing to Please a Man, Part II

Because I dressed to make Zang Toi happy on Sunday night, I figured it was only fair to dress in a way that would make MrB happy at our 12th-anniversary dinner on Monday.  After all, MrB puts up with a...

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Three Lovely Ladies in Thongs (Thong Sandals, That Is)

In June, I saw lots of wimmins in Paris wearing flat, leather, thong sandals everywhere … even though it was raining and the high temperature was in the low 60s. (I was wearing a trench coat and...

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Fashion Repeats Itself: Black & White Camo, Backwards Heels

Designer Stephen Sprouse did camouflage-print designs based on screenprints by Andy Warhol in 1987 and 1988. Sprouse was famous for his use of Day-Glo colors, so if I were going to get a vintage...

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Throwback Thursday Gladiators, Plus More Miley & Madonna

In 2008, I got a pair of white wedge gladiator sandals by Jil Sander, inspired by my fond memories of the flat white gladiators I wore in 1985. I searched for photos of the original sandals but didn’t...

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At Least I’m Consistent: ’80s Influences and Flower Feet

Yesterday, when I wrote (again!) about my enduring fondness for ’80s-style single earrings, I mentioned that I am sometimes more subtly influenced by my love of ’80s fashion. For instance, I was...

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Wanderlust 2014: Anne Boleyn and Eminem in London

MrB and I love London. We’ve gone there every year since 2008 to visit our many friends who live in the city or close to it. In particular, I like to meet up with gorgeous bloggers and drink Pimm’s....

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Temptation in Paris: Butterscotch Boots

These boots! I thought I was safe from them because the store didn’t have my size, but the sales associate decided to check the other stores. These will be hard to resist!

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