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“Be a Lady, They Said”

February 27, 2020 by WendyB

Wow! Wow! Wow! This Girls. Girls. Girls. Magazine video — narrated by actor Cynthia Nixon — blew me away! Be a Lady They Said from Paul McLean on Vimeo. The old-school fashion snob/nostalgic in me particularly appreciates the Helmut Newton/Chris von Wangenheim/Guy Bourdin aesthetic of the fashion clips. And the way those images are interwoven…

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, magazines Tagged With: cynthia nixon, girls girls girls magazine

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in Paper Magazine

July 9, 2018 by WendyB

Paper Magazine’s summer publication is its first-ever “Sports” issue, and I’m so excited to see one of my pieces in it! Interestingly, the design is NOT my solid gold Virginia Woolf Whistle. Stylist Shannon Stokes went a less literal route — which I like! — and used my 18K gold Queen of Scots snake tiara…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, magazines, my designs, Press, redesigns Tagged With: art jewelry, paper magazine, tiara, wearable art

Two Fashion Favorites, Two Big Magazines

September 29, 2016 by WendyB

My favorite model of all time is Linda Evangelista — and I especially like her Harper’s Bazaar covers from the 1990s, when the late Liz Tilberis was editor in chief. The September 1992 issue electrified the industry. I still have the January 1995 cover framed and hanging on my wall. It’s appropriate that the first…

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Filed Under: Castelbajac, designers, Fashion, magazines, models Tagged With: harper's bazaar, jean-charles castelbajac, linda evangelista, liz tilberis, vogue

Recommended: New York Magazine’s Fashion History Issue

May 25, 2016 by WendyB

Love history? Love fashion? Love fashion history? Then I hope you can still grab New York Magazine’s “What We Wore” special issue (May 16-29, 2016) from the newsstand.  At least some of it is online starting here, but this is one of those editorials that works fantastically in print. The cover line’s subtitle is “Centuries…

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Filed Under: fashion trends, magazines, vintage

Meet Tifa, the Dancehall Queen

January 5, 2016 by WendyB

Check out gorgeous “singjay” Tifa wearing my infamous swear rings! On the @wendybrandes tip!!!? Loving my rings?… #workflow ??Giving thanks for another day & life! #grateful #happy #blessed A photo posted by Tifa ??? (@itsthetifa) on Dec 15, 2015 at 8:43am PST Tifa is a big star of Jamaica’s dancehall music scene. Late last year,…

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Filed Under: magazines, music, swear rings

What Wendy Wore: Halloween With Ringo Starr

November 2, 2015 by WendyB

I like to catch Ringo Starr‘s show whenever he’s in town, so I got tickets for his October 31 concert at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. I figured I’d dress the part of a Beatles fan in the “Mod girl” outfit I’d worn once before for Halloween. It wasn’t until last week that I realized I’d…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, magazines, makeup, music, on the town, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, Stacy Lomman, vintage, What Wendy Wore

Pet Peeve: Celebrity Profiles and SANS FARDS

September 9, 2015 by WendyB

I’ve been wondering if it is possible for a writer to profile a famous woman for a magazine without mentioning in the first paragraph that the woman in question is SANS FARDS (without makeup). The answer: It is not possible. Here is the first paragraph of Lynn Hirschberg’s profile of model Gigi Hadid, who is…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, humor, magazines, makeup

Recommended Reading: The Children of Strangers

September 2, 2015 by WendyB

I have all kinds of work to do, which means I am, instead, procrastinating by catching up on August issues of the New Yorker. (I will read yesterday’s Wall Street Journal story on procrastination tomorrow. I swear!) The August 3 New Yorker has a beautifully written, happy/sad story by Larissa MacFarquhar about Sue and Hector…

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Filed Under: In the News, magazines

An Inexplicable Magazine Cover

August 25, 2015 by WendyB

Sometimes, you look at a magazine cover and just think … That’s how a number of people reacted when they saw the September cover of the new Spanish Vogue, featuring Penelope Cruz. Seriously, the magazine didn’t do her justice. But I’ve been pondering the matter of the totally inexplicable magazine cover since last month when…

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Filed Under: magazines, music

Told You So … You Need Leg Jewelry!

July 20, 2015 by WendyB

Last month, when I officially introduced my 18K gold and platinum barbed wire ankle bracelets, I said it was time for leg jewelry to heat up. I wrote: “While anklets have been around since ancient times and are still a perennial in some cultures, in the U.S. they’ve gone in and out of fashion. I…

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Filed Under: ankle bracelets, anklets, Celebrities, fashion trends, magazines

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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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