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Two New Custom Necklaces

March 5, 2014 by WendyB

I love doing custom work for gorgeous clients. My policy is that if you can describe it and pay for it, I can make it! I did two custom necklaces recently. The first one was for a gentleman who wanted to get his entrepreneurial daughter a necklace that featured the name of her start-up company…

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Filed Under: Custom work, Gangsta Boo, my designs, necklaces

What Wendy Wore: Still Curly in Ossie Clark and Versace

October 28, 2013 by WendyB

I barely slept after Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars last Tuesday. That worked out for the best, because I woke up from a brief snooze with the previous night’s curls intact. I was so excited to have them for another day that I was inspired to dress up a bit to meet up with…

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Filed Under: Gangsta Boo, music hum, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, versace, What Wendy Wore

Rapper 50 Cent and Wendy Brandes Swear Rings

October 24, 2013 by WendyB

Okay, superstar rapper 50 Cent isn’t WEARING my notorious swear rings in this photo, but he’s standing very close to someone who IS wearing them. From left to right, you see DJ Paul of rap group Da Mafia 6ix (and formerly of Three 6 Mafia); 50 Cent; and my gorgeous rapper friend Gangsta Boo, who…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Gangsta Boo, music, sunglasses, swear rings

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in Da Mafia 6ix’s “Go Hard” Video

October 9, 2013 by WendyB

My gorgeous rapper friend Gangsta Boo has reunited with some of her Three 6 Mafia colleagues to form a new rap group called Da Mafia 6iX.  They’ve collaborated with Yelawolf on a song called “Go Hard.” I already loved “Go Hard” — which really does go hard — but I loved it even more after…

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Filed Under: Gangsta Boo, music, my designs, necklaces

JCK Features My GANGSTA Necklace

August 3, 2013 by WendyB

The TWERK necklace that I picked as my August Jewel of the Month isn’t the only new addition to my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Check out my sterling-silver GANGSTA necklace! Big thanks to gorgeous Jennifer Heebner, senior editor at jewelry-trade publication JCK, for including the GANGSTA necklace in her blog post on word…

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Filed Under: Gangsta Boo, music, necklaces, Press

NYC Vice: Rings and Rap

May 1, 2013 by WendyB

When I introduced my swear ring set in 2008, people asked me why I chose to do four separate rings instead of one big ring that spanned four fingers. Actually, I got asked that question right up until last year, when a big fast-fashion retailer started selling the multi-ring look and suddenly it was okay….

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Gangsta Boo, magazines, music, my designs, rings, swear rings

The Fader, Trinidad James & Fashion Blogger Gangsta Boo

April 25, 2013 by WendyB

The Fader has a good interview with hot new rapper Trinidad James, aka Trinidad Jame$. James was signed to major label Def Jam due to the success of his independently produced video for “All Gold Everything,” aka the reason I randomly say “Woo!” when I’m hot and sweaty. (The video is NSFW and REALLY not…

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Filed Under: acne jeans, Gangsta Boo, magazines, music, pictures of me

Favorite Tweets and the Week in Review

January 27, 2013 by WendyB

Recently, I’ve gotten some heartwarming tweets. On Friday, I met with Jennifer Heebner, a senior editor at jewelry industry publication JCK Magazine. JCK was so supportive of me in 2012, choosing me to be its “JCK Asks…” interviewee in the November issue. (Melissa Rose Bernardo‘s introduction to my interview made me laugh out loud.) My…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Gangsta Boo, gorgeous clients, Twitter, week in review

Yelawolf and WendyB, the Goddess of Rap

November 10, 2012 by WendyB

I’m starting to think I might be some kind of rap goddess … or maybe just a prophet, leading nonbelievers to the promised land of hip-hop. Last year, I got my non-rap-fan sister to stand 9 1/2 hours with me to see Eminem at Lollapalooza. This summer, I took MrB to his first rap concert…

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Filed Under: concerts, Gangsta Boo, music, Stacy Lomman, swear rings

What We Wore: On the Town With Gangsta Boo

July 16, 2012 by WendyB

My gorgeous Atlanta-based rapper friend Lola Mitchell, aka Gangsta Boo, came to New York City this weekend to perform with Mach Five on their Ratchet Shit tour.  (Best name evah for a tour because you can do any gross thing and blame it on the theme.) The show wasn’t until Sunday, so MrB took me,…

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Filed Under: concerts, Eminem, Gangsta Boo, music, my designs, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, restaurants, skulls, Stacy Lomman, What Wendy Wore

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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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