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How to Be a Smart Shopper

June 11, 2008 by WendyB

For those of you who have dug some spare change out of the sofa lately, here are some shopping ideas.

You can buy this metal and glass necklace by Louis Vuitton for $17,760. You read that right. METAL and GLASS for nearly $18,000.

Picture from Marie Claire

Or, for just $25 more, you can get all of the following from Wendy Brandes Jewelry:

A gold and diamond Gloriana Necklace — my most expensive piece — for $12,600

Two Boleyn Necklaces in silver (your choice of initials) for $300 each

Blue topaz, diamond and gold Mignonette Earrings for $935

A Chrysanthemum Necklace in rock crystal, diamonds and gold for $1450

An 18K gold Diana Ring for $2,200

For being such a good customer, I might give you 10% off. So you have an extra $1,778.50 to spend on:

An Apple Necklace for $1050
You can feel really good about this one, because part of the proceeds go
here

A silver Lotus Necklace for $110

A silver Memento Mori ring for the man in your life for $450

So which is it, peeps? One metal and glass Louis Vuitton necklace or nine WendyB gold/silver pieces? Your choice.

I’ll see some of you at the trunk show tonight, I hope! A Book Club post almost appeared today, but it got delayed by my traditional pre-show meltdown. It will run next week.

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  1. Julianne says

    June 11, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    Beautiful jewelry. Thanks for posting a comment on my new blog. Those flowers were inspired by a photo my daugher took of a window box in either Belgium or Paris. I love the drop earrings and the chrysanthemum necklace!

  2. aizat.cinta.goddess says

    June 11, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    love all those pictures.

    but i must say the Chrysanthemum Necklace in rock crystal, diamonds and gold is in my top choise

  3. jennine says

    June 12, 2008 at 12:42 am

    that gloriana necklace is just beautiful… and the diana ring, still one of the most tactile rings i’ve ever tried on. (one day that ring will be mine…)
    😉

  4. Sharon Rose says

    June 12, 2008 at 1:06 am

    All the very best for your show tonight-I wish I was there:-(

    I absolutely adore the Gloriana necklace-feel free to send it over-I can be your muse and model it for life for free-ha ha!!

  5. Ladies Who Lunch says

    June 12, 2008 at 3:06 am

    Ulp. I can’t afford any of it! *sob*

  6. Ashe Mischief says

    June 12, 2008 at 5:50 am

    The day I have a cool $1400 laying around, that Chrysanthemum necklace will come home with me!

  7. July Stars says

    June 12, 2008 at 6:25 am

    I recently bought a heart-shaped gold ring from H&M in London which is an exact copy of the one shown above. Love it!

  8. WendyB says

    June 12, 2008 at 6:31 am

    ^^I sure hope it’s not an exact copy of mine!

  9. CDP says

    June 12, 2008 at 7:01 am

    I’m thinking about that silver lotus necklace…I’m afraid I will have to pass on the Gloriana necklace.

  10. enc says

    June 12, 2008 at 7:05 am

    Mr.OM and I laughed about that LV necklace. How utterly preposterous that thing is.

    Good luck with your show. I’ll be there in spirit!

  11. cybill says

    June 12, 2008 at 9:41 am

    The very second that I have 18 grand to spare, I will be ordering every piece of the jewellery you showcased.

  12. Susanna says

    June 12, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Well when you put it like that….*whips out imaginary cheque book*
    Susie from Style Bubble

  13. the freelancer's fashionblog says

    June 12, 2008 at 10:02 am

    Wel I’d definitely go for the Brandes package… your Gloriana necklace is divine!

    Might have to order a Boleyn necklace from you one day, I really like’em!

  14. the freelancer's fashionblog says

    June 12, 2008 at 10:02 am

    Wel I’d definitely go for the Brandes package… your Gloriana necklace is divine!

    Might have to order a Boleyn necklace from you one day, I really like’em!

  15. Tala says

    June 12, 2008 at 10:31 am

    your pieces are so beautiful! thanks for sharing. i cant wait to be able to afford them 🙂 xoxo

  16. Miss Janey says

    June 12, 2008 at 10:51 am

    At this very moment, Miss J is imagining what she could fashion of of a smashed wine bottle and that old tomato cage behind her garage. Hmm. She’s seeing some very bloody fingers in her future.

    The WendyB Boleyn necklace is a much better option.

    They do come in ALL initial, don’t they?

  17. jayne says

    June 12, 2008 at 10:55 am

    hmm tough question Wendy! haha just kidding, LV is soo full of themselves, you rock of course!

  18. KiKi says

    June 12, 2008 at 11:00 am

    your jewelry is so much prettier then the lv necklace i think i’d rather go to the recycling bin outside and get stuff to make my own metal and glass necklace then its FREE honestly 18,000 dollars for metal and glass forget about it!!

  19. Chelsea Rae says

    June 12, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    hmmm, one necklace or 8 pieces of jewelry…its a real toss-up!

    I love the apple necklace, but I don’t have $1000…darn!

  20. Emily says

    June 12, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    those blue topaz earrings are absolutely phenomenal!

  21. Material Girl says

    June 12, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Those drop earrings are gorrrrgeous. Mm, mm, good.
    And AHEM where and when is this trunk show?! Adoring public must know!
    xo MG

  22. Grant Miller says

    June 12, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Sold. Except skull rings scare the fuck out of me.

  23. riz says

    June 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    yeah that’s f’ing insane!! Did u read today’s NYT on the growing resentment of the consumer over the prices for designer goods…?

  24. annabananna says

    June 12, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    i’ll go with your lovely pieces then, wendy. beautiful jewelry! i wish i had some 1000$ to spare… but when i have, i’ll come back to you 🙂

  25. Diabolina says

    June 12, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    almost pooped twice looking at that magazine. once when i saw you and once when I saw that price tag. Blech. no way.

    I am seriously falling for your jewelry with every passing day…

  26. Natasha says

    June 12, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    it really is so pretty! I love the Gloriana necklace…too bad my jewelry purchases are financially limited to Forever21 and thrift stores. 🙂

  27. The Fashionable Kiffen says

    June 12, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Like Chelsea Rae said – one piece of jewelry or eight pieces of gorgeous precious metal and diamond jewelry?

    It’s not exactly a tough decision.

    Although your beautiful jewelry shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same post and something made from such everyday materials as metal and glass, even if said metal and glass has an LV logo.

    Hope your show went well!

  28. Wendy says

    June 12, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    The sun necklace is so gorgeous.

  29. thefashionhead says

    June 13, 2008 at 10:37 am

    thanks for your comments!!

    is it weird that my favorite piece out of the ones you just showed is the memento mori ring? what can i say, i’m a skull gal! all of your stuff is beautiful though!

  30. -h of candid cool says

    June 14, 2008 at 9:46 am

    those earrings are beautiful

  31. Alya says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:52 am

    WTF?? METAL AND GLASS??

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