A few hours before the Nine Inch Nails concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday, I was at the gym thinking, “I guess I’ll just wear my Damien Hirst skull t-shirt and jeans AGAIN.” I wear that combination a lot. Then Madonna’s 1984 “Lucky Star” video came on the music-video station I was watching…
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The Perfect Top for a Monday Morning, Plus a Tupac Ring
This “Fuck Work” holographic sequin tank top by Ashish, available at Browns of London, made me LOL. Unfortunately, there are very, very, VERY few workplaces where one might get away with wearing this. Maybe it’s better to save this top for after you’ve won the lottery and told your boss to take this job and…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in Da Mafia 6ix’s “Go Hard” Video
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…
Jewels of the Month: Skulls, a Heart & Other Doctor-Worthy Studs
I just can’t stop adding stud earring designs to my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes line! Last week, I introduced my Heisenberg hat stud in honor of Breaking Bad‘s finale. Now, in time for Halloween, I’ve got a miniaturized earring version of the skull design that first appeared in my Juana peekaboo skull ring and Juana…
Throwback Thursday Gladiators, Plus More Miley & Madonna
In 2008, I got a pair of white wedge gladiator sandals by Jil Sander, inspired by my fond memories of the flat white gladiators I wore in 1985. I searched for photos of the original sandals but didn’t find any … until now! Here are the sandals sitting next to me on the beach. I…
Breaking Bad: What a Finale!
Who watched the Breaking Bad finale? (If you haven’t seen it because you’re in another time zone or still catching up on earlier episodes, stop whining about spoilers and get off the Internet for fuck’s sake!) I loved it! It didn’t make me teary like the last episode of MASH … … or Cheers, and…
In Case You Missed It: My Heisenberg Hat Stud Earring
My jewelry tribute to Breaking Bad sneaked in at the end of yesterday’s long post about the ways in which Bad‘s Walter White is like The Godfather‘s Fredo Corleone. In case you missed it, here is my Heisenberg hat single stud earring in sterling silver. Refinery29 did a nice little story about the earring here….
Breaking Bad, Worthy Anti-Heroes and the Heisenberg Hat
I started watching Breaking Bad last month and caught up on all the past seasons in time to watch last week’s penultimate series episode when it first aired. Phew! Now I’m good to go for this Sunday’s finale, even though I’m not fully recovered from the week of nightmares I had after seeing “Ozymandias.” I…
What Wendy Wore: Castelbajac Lego Dress to a Movie
Tonight, I went to a screening of Inequality for All, a documentary in which former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the causes and effects of the widening income gap in the U.S. Reich is an excellent speaker, so the movie is entertaining as well as educational. I like that vibe. In fact, I strive…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in Skylar Grey’s “Get Lucky” Video
Gorgeous singer/songwriter Skylar Grey has a fun new video out for her cover of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” I’m always thrilled when Skylar releases something, but this video is extra-special because the gold crossed-ax necklace I custom-made for Skylar this summer is clearly visible at 3:25. Woot! Please feast your eyes on the above image…