You saw my Genie in a Bottle cufflinks and locket already. Here is the teeny stand-alone Genie necklace. Front Back Genie Necklace © Wendy Brandes Genie is handmade and, as you see, finished front and back. The silver version on a 16″ chain is available for $50. Contact me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com…
In the News
Destined for Great Things
Here’s my gorgeous nephew, Sebastian Berry, looking like he’s going to his company’s annual picnic in a tropical button-down shirt and khakis. I don’t know what that fixed stare is about. “I’ve been hyp-mo-tized!” People keep asking me if Mr. Berry looks like his mother or his father, but he looks more like Winston Churchill…
A Tip of the Top Hat
Those of you who like hair doodads and top hats should check out the Victoria & Albert museum shop. The top-hat hair clips are £8 and the bands are £12. If only 3D will do, BratBoutique sells mini top hats on Etsy. Separately, I tip my imaginary hat to TokyoBunnie for finding the cuteness that…
Bill Cunningham Loves a Parade
I saw New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham aiming his camera at the St. Patrick’s Day parade-goers in midtown yesterday. Hopefully he was having better luck than I was, since I suddenly realized I didn’t have a memory card in my camera. The sighting was timely because I’d just read a profile of Cunningham, the…
Just Dicking Around
Comedian Roseanne Barr (as she formerly was known; now she is just “Roseanne“) had a great line: “People say I should be more feminine – well, they can suck my dick.” Here’s some more dick for you. Tricky Dick Dick in a can Dick in a box Dick Cheney on Family Guy Kathy “Knock the…
She Made Me Do It
A Proust Questionnaire, answered by a famous person, is always on the last page of Vanity Fair magazine. As Vanity Fair describes it, “The questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922), the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an…
Boudicca Jacket
Somewhere, there is a gorgeous blogger who likes Boudicca. Sadly, I can’t remember who she is, even though I did remember that I said I’d take a picture of my Boudicca jacket for her — last year. Here it is at last, mystery person! Maybe next year I’ll take a better photo, because I’m not…
Rihanna Where You At?
I am totally distracted from the Grammys — despite a performance by my almost-husband Paul McCartney, who did look quite handsome — by the news that R&B singer Chris Brown is under investigation for alleged domestic violence. The only thing I ever found remotely interesting about Chris Brown is that he dates Rihanna. Both of…
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…
John Varriano’s NYSE Painting
I got a nice note from John Varriano, the painter I posted about here, so I asked him for a photo of the New York Stock Exchange painting that I mentioned. Can you find the handsome fellow who intrigued so many ladies? Click to enlarge. For more on the very talented John Varriano, check out…