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Throwback Thursday: Final Summer 2019 Lewks

November 14, 2019 by WendyB

Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019. On June 12, I was excited…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, designers, dresses, Fashion, favorite brands, flower pinching, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, Rising Star Award, Throwback Thursday, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: it's chic to repeat, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Flashback: A Dress Worthy of a Nobel Prize

October 7, 2019 by WendyB

The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week, and the Nobels always remind me of an unusual fashion story I wrote for the Huffington Post in 2012. I’ve been republishing my HuffPost pieces on this blog, because I’m worried that they’ll vanish into the ether one of these days, and this…

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Filed Under: awards, dresses, Fashion, journalism Tagged With: ballgown, custom-made clothes, ghost tailor, nobel prize

I’m an InStore Design Awards Finalist!

June 11, 2019 by WendyB

I’m delighted to say that the custom ring I made for gorgeous client Laura was a two-time finalist in the 2019 InStore Design Awards. The ring won second place in the category of Best Ring Over $5,000, and tied for third place in the Best Platinum Jewelry category. I so enjoyed making this ring! Lately,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Custom work, Jewelry, my designs Tagged With: custom jewelry, instore design awards, tourmaline ring

RIP, Margaret Hayes

March 11, 2019 by WendyB

Margaret Hayes, the president and chief executive of Fashion Group International, died last week at age 79. FGI is a nonprofit organization for the fashion industry; as its website explains, the group’s mission “is to be the pre-eminent authority on the business of fashion and design and to help its members become more effective in…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Fashion, In the News, obits, Rising Star Award Tagged With: fashion group international, fgi rising star awards

What Wendy Wore: Slow-Fashion Versace for WJA

July 17, 2018 by WendyB

Before I went to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence last night, I did a video reminiscing about the excitement of winning WJA’s design award in 2017. It’s a short video and you should watch it in order to appreciate the funny thing I’m going to tell you next. Did you watch it? Are…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, versace, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: slow fashion

I’m a JCK Jewelers’ Choice Awards Finalist!

May 21, 2018 by WendyB

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the judges of JCK’s Jewelers’ Choice Awards for selecting my toi et moi ring for ANZA Gems as a finalist in the category of colored stone jewelry over $10,000. The JCK editorial team also got to choose five personal favorites, so a special thank you goes out to…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Jewelry, my designs, Press Tagged With: anza gems, jck jewelers' choice awards

Vote for My Rings (Because Safety First!)

March 23, 2018 by WendyB

In the early days of blogging, I had fun campaigning for online contests, but this time I’m conflicted. It’s been eight years since the vast reach and power of Poodle made that tech company my personal Voldemort. I never imagined that the social-media company that I will now refer to as Spacenook would become even…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, birthstone, dumb shit on Facebook, evil empire, Jewelry, my designs, rings, social networking Tagged With: jewelry contest, tiara, wedding jewelry, wedding tiara

My Oscar Gown Archives, Part III

March 4, 2018 by WendyB

If you’re just tuning in to today’s flurry of blog posts, I’m going through my Oscar and Oscar party looks from 2003 though 2017. Part I: 2003 – 2005 in vintage, plus a compliment from Renee Zellweger. Part II: 2006 – 2009, with a cameo from George Clooney and all kinds of butt adornments. Lo…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, Celebrities, Fashion, mullets, oscars, parties, pictures of me, vanity fair oscar party, zang toi Tagged With: oscar fashion, vanity fair oscar party

Throwback Thursday: WJA Awards Fun

August 17, 2017 by WendyB

For Throwback Thursday, I have a few more pictures from last month’s Women’s Jewelry Association Award for Excellence gala.  First, the sentimental one. I love the way this picture captures the camaraderie of the WJA members. All hands on deck! This photo says it all – @womensjewelryassociation has connected us with SO MANY brilliant designers,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: women's jewelry association awards

What Wendy Wore: WJA Awards for Excellence

July 28, 2017 by WendyB

When I was nominated for a Women’s Jewelry Association award last month, MrB asked if I would be wearing a recently acquired dress to the dinner, or if I needed an even newer dress (What a nice man, right?). I said no to both. I wanted to wear a ’20s-style dress I got 10 years…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, dresses, earrings, Fashion, homegrown vintage, Jewelry, necklaces, outfit post, pearls, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: double vintage, slow fashion

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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