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What Wendy Wore: Poynter’s Bowtie Ball

November 6, 2017 by WendyB

This weekend, MrB and I went to Tampa, Fla., for the Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball. The Poynter Institute is a top resource on journalism for working journalists, people who teach journalism, students, and consumers. As the Poynter website says, “We teach leadership, ethical decision-making and fact-checking; we teach editing, writing, reporting and digital media skills;…

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Filed Under: designers, Fashion, MrB stories, outfit post, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: journalism, slow fashion

What Wendy Wore: MrB Was an Honoree

May 26, 2017 by WendyB

MrB received an award from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press at the organization’s annual dinner on Tuesday. Honoree! #awarddinner #firstamendment #freedomofthepress #freedomofspeech #reporterscommitteeforfreedomofthepress #journalism A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on May 23, 2017 at 4:35pm PDT We attended the event last year, too; little did we know how much more…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, In the News, journalism, MrB stories, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, politics, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore

What Wendy Wore: WJA Awards of Excellence

July 27, 2016 by WendyB

“It’s an honor just to be nominated” is an awards-ceremony cliche, but it’s true! There are a lot of female jewelry designers, but I was one of only five nominated for a Women’s Jewelry Association Award of Excellence at the WJA’s gala dinner on Monday, and I am truly grateful for that. Of course, it…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, pictures of me, repeat offender collage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: ankle bracelets, anklets, jewelry awards, womens jewelry association

What Wendy Wore: Vienna Mission Accomplished!

June 17, 2016 by WendyB

We had to take our photos at night this time, but yesterday MrB and I managed to recreate our throwback pictures from our long-ago trip to  Vienna. First, we attended the Data Journalism Awards, held at Vienna’s City Hall, where MrB both presented awards and also accepted the award for best individual portfolio on behalf…

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Filed Under: awards, gorgeous family, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, travel, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: Juana la Loca in Spain

January 28, 2016 by WendyB

MrB and I have been visiting Madrid and Pamplona so that MrB could speak to journalism students and alumni at the #CelebratingJournalism events organized by the School of Communication at the University of Navarra. For those who don’t know, MrB (also known as Paul Steiger) was the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal for…

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Filed Under: journalism, maneater collection, MrB stories, my designs, rings, Throwback Thursday, travel

What Wendy Wore: Big Shoulder Pads for New Year’s Eve

January 4, 2016 by WendyB

MrB and I held our New Year’s Eve dinner for friends at Narcissa, the restaurant at the Standard Hotel in the East Village. As planned, I wore a new-to-me, secondhand dress that I got because of its Klaus Nomi-esque shoulder pads and V-shaped sheer panel in the front. What Wendy Wore Dress: Brian Lichtenberg (purchased…

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Filed Under: Britney Spears, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, restaurants, What Wendy Wore

Happy Anniversary to GeorgeB and BarbaraB

December 26, 2015 by WendyB

Happy 50th anniversary to my parents, GeorgeB and BarbaraB. We did a lot of our celebrating already, with a special ring … Video of the recent 50th anniversary engagement ring redesign! #jewelry #beplatinum #wedding #engagementring #anniversaryring #bridaljewelry #diamonds #diamondring #video A video posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Nov 3, 2015 at 11:47am…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, gorgeous family

Happy Birthday, BarbaraB! Plus the Week in Review

October 11, 2015 by WendyB

Happy birthday to my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB! This Polaroid of her was taken in 1971. I remember that outfit! In other news, here is what was on the blog this week. Monday: A cat won a music contest. Wednesday: Faux ostrich feathers have trickled down in fashion. Thursday: I finally uploaded my photos from a…

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Jewel of the Month: 50th-Anniversary Ring Redesign

October 2, 2015 by WendyB

I love to redesign old jewelry for customers and the mother of all redesign opportunities was literally handed to me in March. My gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, had to take off her engagement ring ahead of a minor medical procedure, only to find that it couldn’t be budged. The ring had to be cut off. BarbaraB…

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Filed Under: Custom work, diamonds, engagement rings, gorgeous family, jewel of the month, my designs, redesigns

Shoes in Magazines, on TV and on Restaurant Tables

June 3, 2015 by WendyB

Gladiator sandals really are the shoe of the moment. After writing about them in yesterday’s post, I spotted them in today’s New York Observer. This look is going to be wildly overdone this season, but I’m going to take advantage of its pervasiveness and stock up on styles so I have them to wear when…

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Filed Under: 80s style, gorgeous family, restaurants, shoes, TV, vintage WendyB photos

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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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