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Donate to Islands Devastated by Irma

September 8, 2017 by WendyB

When I was a kid, I had the good fortune to visit St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands more than once.  They and other Caribbean islands have been badly affected by Hurricane Irma.  In some places, nearly all of the housing is gone. Author Tobias Buckell put together this helpful list…

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Filed Under: charity, Good Causes Tagged With: hurricanes

Gay Pride Weekend in New York

June 23, 2017 by WendyB

New York’s LGBT Pride march is taking place on Sunday. If you’re going, keep your eyes peeled for Frances Goldin on the corner of East 18th Street and 5th Avenue. Goldin has been attending Pride for over 30 years, carrying a sign that says, “I Adore My Lesbian Daughters/Keep Them Safe.” Embed from Getty Images…

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Filed Under: Good Causes, In the News Tagged With: frances goldin, gay pride

What Wendy Wore: Prada Lip Dress From 2012

May 19, 2017 by WendyB

On Wednesday, I went to the 50th-anniversary fundraising dinner for the State University of New York’s Educational Opportunity Program. The EOP provides college access and support to low-income students in New York State — young adults who are often the first ones in their families to go to college. These students haven’t had the advantages…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, charity, dresses, earrings, emoji, Fashion, Good Causes, Jewelry, necklaces, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, repeat offender collage, stud earrings, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: 2012 prada dress, slow fashion

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the New York Times

May 17, 2017 by WendyB

Thanks to super-cool journalist Rachel Garrahan for including me in her New York Times article called “In a Time of Stress, Jewelry Becomes Armor”! It’s about how women are gravitating towards jewelry that makes them feel strong … and it just so happens that the concept of female strength is at the very heart of…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, feminism, Good Causes, In the News, interview, Jewelry, maneater collection, my designs, Press Tagged With: amulets, feminist jewelry

Jewels of the Month: More Signets for Rebel Women

May 8, 2017 by WendyB

May’s Jewels of the Month are two additional styles of my signet pinkie rings for rebel women. I introduced the first three rings of this mini-collection in March: a gold Venus symbol, a gold fist of resistance, and a silver high-heel shoe. The new styles feature a silver Venus symbol combined with a fist of…

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Filed Under: charity, featured jewel, Good Causes, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: feminist jewelry, feminist rings, pinkie rings, sample sale, sample sale jewelry, signet rings

ProPublica For the Win, With All the Receipts

April 4, 2017 by WendyB

During yesterday’s White House press briefing, Sean Spicer was asked about a story published by MrB’s organization, ProPublica, that morning. ProPublica’s Derek Kravitz and Al Shaw wrote that previously unreported changes to a trust document allow Trump to draw money from the supposedly “blind” trust for his more than 400 businesses, at any time, without…

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Filed Under: Good Causes, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: propublica, sean spicer, trump lies

What Wendy Wore: Three Journalism Events

November 6, 2015 by WendyB

I went to three journalism-related events in eight days last month! The first was a lunch for the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Awards on October 21. The IWMF describes the awards as honoring “women journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery,” and this year’s awardees are true heroes. Mwape Kumwenda…

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Filed Under: charity, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, versace, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: Global Citizen Festival

October 16, 2014 by WendyB

I owe a big, belated thank you to my California-based Twitter friend John Laurente.  Early last month, he asked me if I wanted his tickets to a September 27 Jay Z concert in New York that he wouldn’t be able to attend. I’d already seen Jay Z twice, but I was up for a third…

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Filed Under: charity, concerts, music, Throwback Thursday

Hal Finney, Privacy, and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

September 3, 2014 by WendyB

As I’ve mentioned before, I like to read the obituaries in the print edition of the New York Times — the physical act of turning the pages draws my attention to stories that I wouldn’t necessarily click online.  Monday, I read an obituary for cryptographer Hal Finney, who died last week at age 58 from…

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Filed Under: charity, health, obits

What Wendy Wore: Katie Couric at Columbia Spectator Dinner

February 24, 2014 by WendyB

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m the chairman of the board of alumni trustees of the Columbia Daily Spectator, Columbia University’s student newspaper. Every February, the Spectator has a big awards dinner. We always have high-profile keynote speakers. Recent ones have included Arianna Huffington (Joan Didion presented an award at that dinner as well); Julius Genachowski,…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, columbia daily spectator, Good Causes, newspapers, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage designers, 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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