Pull Yourself Together:
Built By Wendy January 27th, 2012 By

When I was living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn many, many years ago, I used to go to a shop called Mini Mart on Bedford Avenue. At the time I wore colorful barrettes in my hair, platform shoes and baby-tees. I basically looked like a Bratz Doll. Mini Mart sold a lot of what my aunt would call “funky” things, which is probably how she referred to the blue streak in my hair at the time. On one particular day I decided to shop for a pair of classic, form fitting, black pants. I WAS GROWING UP. That’s officially when my love for Built By Wendy started. I wore those pants until they were ripping at the seams. Then I bought another pair, and another pair. And today, it’s one of the only brands that has stayed with me throughout all my wardrobe phases. Built by Wendy has been around for 20 years now. It’s a great DIY story. I was later lucky enough to know Wendy Mullin, its founder, personally. She is one of the most stylish and nicest people I know. That’s probably why so many great musicians love and wear the brand—It’s classic, but with an edge. Don’t you kind of agree?

clockwise, l-r: PAINT SPOTS & STRIPES LONG DRESS, $360.00, Built By Wendy; BOUCLE OVERCOAT, $415.00, Built By Wendy; SOLID GOLD DOT KNIT DRESS, $275.00, Built By Wendy; CAVALRY TWILL ZIP TROUSER, $165.oo, Built By Wendy.

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Pull Yourself Together:
The “Stable” Staples November 4th, 2011 By

I pretty much wear the same thing all the time and no one except my mother seems to have an issue with it—but she tends to have an issue with most things, so really it doesn’t even count. Now, the secret to looking somewhat put together/not depressed when you’ve been wearing the same shirt for three days is simple: Make it a classic shirt. Same goes for your jeans and jacket. You can’t go wrong. The only way you’ll be cause for concern is if you’re on day five of wearing Crocs and sweatpants. That’s when your friends will start saying patronizing things like, “Good for you” after you tell them that you’ve been thinking of buying a Kindle. Next thing you know you’re eating doughnut holes and trying on different shades of lipsticks alone in your bathroom mirror at 3am. So let’s not let it get to that point and try some of the following staples that will easily mask any form of indifference. The following items are my “roll out bed go-to’s”, including the most affordable and best fitting jeans I’ve owned in a long time. And yes, I wear denim on denim. It’s called a “Guido Tuxedo” and I stand fully behind it.

Clockwise, l-r: SESSUN JULY & CANDY PARKA, $335.00, PENELOPE’S; SHARKSKIN DENIM SHIRT, $175.00, BUILT BY WENDY; BASS REID OXFORD PUMP, $78.95, NORDSTROM; DARK SKINNY ANKLE JEAN, $10.50, FOREVER 21.

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