2023 in Review: What Wendy Wore, Part 1
I've always been interested in the story-telling aspect of fashion -- on the societal level as well as the personal one. As I debated whether or not to write one of my old-school "What Wendy Wore"...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Black & White
It's been a long time since I did an outfit post, but glimpsing my all-time favorite supermodel, Linda Evangelista, gave me some fashion-blogging inspiration. Linda Evangelista at Bookmarc Linda was...
View Article2022 in Review: What Wendy Wore, Part II
Missed Part I of my personal fashion year in review? Here it is! Now I'll pick up where I left off, which was August 2022, for which I have ... nothing. Somehow I celebrated MrB's 80th birthday with...
View Article2022 in Review: What Wendy Wore, Part I
This week, I decided to look up my 2021 "year in review" posts and was shocked -- not Casablanca-style fake SHOCKED but genuinely SHOOK -- to discover I didn't write any for the first time since 2011....
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Looking Like Liza
Liza Minnelli's appearance at the Oscars last month reminded me that I have a personal “Never Is the Next New Thing™” situation to report. I usually apply “Never Is the Next New Thing™” to fashion...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Zoom Birthday Party
My birthday was yesterday, and I wound up celebrating on Zoom, thanks to Omicron. I did make an effort to dress festively, but only from the waist up. It made it easy to take an outfit photo. I didn't...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Megan Renee Hoodie
I haven't taken a proper outfit photo with this yet, but people have been stopping me on the street to ask about my new python-print hoodie, so I want to show some love to designer Megan Renee. Click...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: 32 But Looking Brand-New
I've been neglecting the laundry so, yesterday, I was forced to dig into the "things I never wear" layer of my dresser. When I say I never wear something, I'm not kidding, because this 32-year-old...
View ArticleBiden/Harris Inauguration: Relief and Hope
I haven't been able to shake a feeling of exhaustion in who knows how long. I've had insomnia all my life, but I used to get up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym and then my corporate job, so I know the lack...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eves Through 2021
A lot of people say that New Year's Eve is no fun, they never have anything to do, they're never invited anywhere, yada yada yada. But why are y'all leaving things to chance? One thing I've learned in...
View ArticleYear in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 3
Let's see if I can get Part 3 of this 2020 Year in Review post done before it's 2021. I'm racing the clock here! But I had to take a little break after writing about George Floyd and the history of...
View ArticleYear in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 1
For the Year in Review post for my What Wendy Wore blog category, I was going to write "Nothing noteworthy" and be like ... Hahaha Thats All Folks GIF from Hahaha GIFs But, looking back, there was more...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Not a Protest T-Shirt
Thanks to beautiful, spring-like, holy-shit-climate-change-is-here weather and a reserved ticket to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I wore a real shirt today. I've rarely worn anything except...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Art by These Pink Lips, Part 2
In September, which was either last month or a thousand years ago, I introduced you to Iris Barbee Bonner, who creates wearable art -- the best kind of art! -- under the name These Pink Lips. You've...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: You Can’t Unsee the Babadook
While making final logistical arrangements for yesterday's protest action with multiple banner drops around the city ... [caption id="attachment_45156" align="aligncenter" width="498"] Photo by George...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day Fail
Last Valentine's Day, I was disappointed that I didn't put more effort into my outfit. I do adore the floofy H&M jacket gifted to me by OG blogger Sheila of Ephemera in 2018. It's...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Decade to Decade
In the words of Mariah Carey, "Time is not something I acknowledge." But everyone is posting their "beginning of the decade, end of the decade" photos, so I'll play along. One of these photos is from...
View ArticleYear in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2019
I started out 2019 with a fashion choice that was simultaneously rare for me ... yet typical. What was rare that I wore a dress that I'd never worn before. What was typical for me is that I'd owned the...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Wore: Nan Kempner Style
I always attend the conferences organized by Initiatives in Art and Culture. At last month's New York Fashion + Design Conference, I met designers Anna Sui and Zandra Rhodes -- and Anna admired my...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Press Freedom Awards 2019
The International Press Freedom Awards dinner took place last month. That's the annual fundraiser for the Committee to Protect Journalists -- an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press...
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