People who haven’t tried Twitter assume that it’s nothing but dull announcements of intake and output: “Making lemon bars…yum!” “I need to go pee.”*A There’s a lot of that, but Twitter also can be very interactive and I’ve had great conversations there. Some of my favorite dialogues have been with a Twitterer who isn’t online…
History
Three Old Posts and a Little Story
I’m giving you reruns today: Laughing While Crying 9/14/01 September 11 Is Here Again UPDATED TO ADD: I always think of the other Wendy Brandes on this date. The other Wendy Brandes and I were at Columbia University at the same time. She was studying law and I was getting my undergraduate degree. I found…
Celebrities Wear WendyB and Francis
I’m finally starting to see the results of my plan to take over the world: two hot celebrities are wearing WendyB-approved items this week. The first is Alexa Chung, the MTV It Girl who makes all the fashion bloggers’ hearts go pitter patter. She’s wearing the Matilda sword necklace from my jewelry line on page…
London, Day 4: Henry VIII and Hamlet
Today I had a make-up date with the guy I stood up yesterday, Henry teh 8. In a moment of fashion insanity, I did NOT wear my Boleyn necklace to the Henry VIII exhibit at the British Library. What was I thinking? To make matters worse, I was wearing my Cleves ring. Sure, Henry had…
Oh, the Shame!
Yesterday I neglected to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of the day that my dear friend, Henry VIII (also known on the internets as Henry teh 8), acceded to the English throne. Handsome! I doubt I would have remembered at all if gorgeous blogger Princess Poochie hadn’t sent me a story about one of Henry’s love…
El-Oh-El-Ay Lola
I was happy to see Kate Winslet win an Oscar last month for her performance in The Reader. Winslet on her winning night If you haven’t seen the movie, I recommend it. Based on a book by Bernhard Schlink and set in post-World War II Germany, The Reader is about a teenager who has a…
Living on the Edge
Browns has some edgy designs from Boudicca and Gareth Pugh on sale. Boudicca shirt with batwing sleeves Now 140 pounds, down from 460. Gareth Pugh paneled, zip-front dressNow 255 pounds, down from 505. One of you avant-garde fashion bloggers definitely needs to get the Gareth Pugh jodhpur sweat pants. There are a few of you…
New Cufflinks for Valentine’s Day
Need a gift for a guy? These are my latest men’s designs. Click the pictures for more information. Juana Skull Cufflinks© Wendy Brandes Bat Cufflinks© Wendy Brandes If you want the story of Juana la Loca, the inspiration for the skull cufflinks, click here. The bat cufflinks were originally a special order for gorgeous blogger…
Sneak Preview of New Locket Design
This isn’t a proper introduction for my new Hatshepsut Locket, but I can’t resist sharing some amateur pictures of my latest piece. This version is in sterling silver, hanging on a black satin cord. Here’s how the necklace looks against my amazing bosom. Please, Pistols, don’t get overexcited by this. To open the locket, you…
Anne Boleyn, Postmortem
Before her execution, Anne Boleyn said, “I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck.” My royal portrait “zOMG! My neck!!!” Anne of the Thousand Days