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Celebrities Wear WendyB and Francis

August 6, 2009 by WendyB

I’m finally starting to see the results of my plan to take over the world: two hot celebrities are wearing WendyB-approved items this week.

The first is Alexa Chung, the MTV It Girl who makes all the fashion bloggers’ hearts go pitter patter. She’s wearing the Matilda sword necklace from my jewelry line on page 79 of the September 2009 issue of Marie Claire. Woot! Marie Claire kindly put this feature online. Click the photo to see the whole thing.

Photo of Alexa Chung, courtesy of Marie Claire

Alexa Chung, courtesy of Marie Claire

If you haven’t read my Book Club posts on Empress Matilda, the inspiration for the necklace and one of my all-time favorite royal ladies, here they are.

  • Empress Matilda, Part I
  • Empress Matilda, Part II
  • Empress Matilda, Part III

(Yes, yes, the Book Club posts will return. I’m working on it. I swear.)

Thanks to the gorgeous bloggers who posted about the Marie Claire credit, including Susanna, Jillian and Geri. If I haven’t mentioned you, it’s because I haven’t seen it yet! Holla at me and let me know.

The second celebrity is my personal friend Jen Weitzman, who wrote about the Francis dress I helped her pick out.*

Click Jen to read her post.

Heeeeere's Jen!

Jen doesn’t have a TV show, but all of my friends and clients are gorgeous A-list celebrities to me, and I will cut a bitch who dares to say otherwise. I’ve got a Matilda sword necklace and I’m not afraid to use it.

*On my now-defunct Francis blog.

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  1. Warren Beatty says

    August 6, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Celebrities? You call these celebrities? None of these babes hold a candle to Natalie Wood. You know, I nailed Natalie Wood.

  2. Miss Janey says

    August 6, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    Mad props, Miss Wendy.

  3. Katie says

    August 6, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    You know what I love about you Wendy? You are not above threatening violence to get your point across. I admire that in a person.

  4. KD says

    August 6, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    That necklace is beautiful. One day it shall be mine. (You’re not the only one with world domination plans around here.)

  5. alexandra keller says

    August 6, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    i just think Alexa’s hot! I like the necklace, too

  6. Prêt-à-Porter P says

    August 7, 2009 at 12:13 am

    she doesnt set my heart pitter patter, and i dont really know who she is, but i know that she’s very popular for some people, so congratulations!!!

  7. Nancy magoo says

    August 7, 2009 at 12:22 am

    Congratulations.

    Stunning jewellery by the way. Might just have to save my pennies if that skull ring is still for sale. Adore!

  8. Midtown Girl says

    August 7, 2009 at 2:44 am

    So proud of you chickie!! Great things happen to Awesome people…more to come for sure and I cant wait!

    (ps – spam word was goddess again lol)

  9. Becs says

    August 7, 2009 at 3:14 am

    Wendy, you are so amazing! Congrats on the well deserved success. The necklace is fab and looks great on Alexa! Kudos!

    xo, Becs

  10. The Little Fashion Treasury says

    August 7, 2009 at 4:58 am

    Happy sunny friday, Wendy!

    Woow, Congratulations!!!
    I´ll hopefully call a “Wendy jewelry piece” mine one day in the future 😉

    Enjoy your weekend!

  11. Couture Allure says

    August 7, 2009 at 6:34 am

    Congrats on the Marie Claire credit! I love that dress on your friend. Great colors!

  12. coco says

    August 7, 2009 at 7:10 am

    It’s great to see Alexa in your designs. I find her quite annoying to watch on TV but you can’t deny she’s got style.

  13. Diane says

    August 7, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Go Ahead Wendy!! Congrats! I don’t know why i wanted to launch into “Moving on up, to the Eastside, to a deluxe appartment in the skyyyyyeee….” lol

  14. SwanDiamondRose says

    August 7, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    oh! this is fantastic 🙂 nice!

    also, whenever i see photos of alexa chung, i think i need a better haircut!

  15. SOS! says

    August 7, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    congrats darling! this is very cool!
    xx-LJ from SOS!

  16. fashionheraldf says

    August 7, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Yay, continue taking over the world, please!

  17. Rosanna says

    August 8, 2009 at 1:55 am

    wow congratulations!

  18. Gem Fatale says

    August 8, 2009 at 7:44 am

    Firstly, congratulations on Marie Claire, the necklace is gorgeous.
    Secondly, how subject-appropriate that the anti spam word i just had to type in to post a comment on your blog was ‘bejewel’!

  19. silje says

    August 8, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Congrats and well deserved. Your pieces are amazing.

  20. The Clothes Horse says

    August 8, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    Ooh, the Matilda is my favorite. I do like the way Alex dresses (get is dressed by others…), but always I wonder why her hair looks so…unspecial.

  21. Lynn says

    August 9, 2009 at 1:46 am

    hi wendy! i love your jewelry and the necklace definitely pulled alexa’s outfit together. congrats!

  22. PinkBow says

    August 9, 2009 at 7:09 am

    alexa chung is amazing & has fabulous taste – this is definitely a congratulations!

  23. Sher says

    August 9, 2009 at 11:26 am

    I finally got the chance to go back and read your Book Club posts on Matilda. And I have to say I LOVED ‘EM! Now I need to add to my reading list “When Christ and his Saints slept” Of course I’ll mentally change the name in the whole book 😉

    I have the Sunne in Splendour, Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning and only just read them this past winter.

  24. Iron Chic says

    August 9, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Besides your necklace, that Alexa outfit is kinda WTF.

  25. diabolina says

    August 10, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    I don’t know what the big deal is about that alexa chung. but sooooo happy for you! that necklace is my favorite one of yours by far.

  26. Brigadeiro says

    August 11, 2009 at 7:21 am

    Oh my! Alexa Chung! Congratulations! 🙂
    xx

  27. Thérèsa says

    August 11, 2009 at 8:34 am

    thats absolutely fantastic, very well well deserved

  28. Kat says

    August 11, 2009 at 11:22 am

    alexa chungs style is just perfect!

  29. Jennifer says

    August 12, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I’m noticing the two gorgeous women are holding their hands very similarly. They both must know a thing or two about striking a pose.

  30. Chic and Charming says

    August 12, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    I so love your book club posts, I can’t wait for them to return.

  31. Noopur says

    August 12, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    Congrats!!! Alexa Chung oolala

  32. MizzJ says

    August 13, 2009 at 2:15 am

    Woah pretty cool news!! I don’t know what all the hype about Alexa Chung is, she looks pretty ordinary to me but it’s uberly cool that famous people are wearing your designs!

  33. Jason says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    awesome news!

    -Jason
    http://www.citizencouture.com

  34. Princess Dominique says

    August 13, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Awesome Wendy! You ROCK like a star! I follow you on Twitter (@MissPrincessDom) and I love love love when you said: Wendy thinks some retailers are suicidal. Bad customer service + no effort to promote designers = see you at your going-out-of-business sale. Can you say it again, put it on tees and make a bumper sticker?!?!

  35. erindyan says

    August 17, 2009 at 11:33 am

    last night, reading Marie Claire:

    Me: “WENDY B! Oh, look Nathan!~ It’s Wendy B!”
    Nathan: “That’s that Chung girl”
    Me: “No, here…WENDY B!”
    Nathan: “OK….”

    AHAHAHA. I was so excited for you. I then had to explain that no, it was not the first time you had been in a magazine,I just get really excited over bloggers.

  36. WendyB says

    August 17, 2009 at 11:34 am

    Ha ha! I love that. Thanks, Erin.

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