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My Worst Dressed at the 2022 Grammys Is …

April 5, 2022 by WendyB

I started my blog in 2007 with the motto “Wear What You Want” and, accordingly, I’ve avoided naming “worst-dressed” people. I’ve decided to draw the line on someone’s look just a few times, and this is one of those moments: My worst-dressed at the 2022 Grammy Awards is the Recording Academy itself, which covered itself…

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Filed Under: activism, Arts & Entertainment, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, drawing the line, Fashion, Grammys, lady gaga, music, racism, rants Tagged With: louis ck, recording academy

Louis Vuitton Is Cancelled for Me

October 22, 2019 by WendyB

How the hell did I miss this Jan. 9, 2017, photo of LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault gazing adoringly at the usurper Donald Trump? Embed from Getty Images I would have cancelled LVMH’s Louis Vuitton brand at that moment, rather than waiting till last week, when Arnault and Trump again made eyes at each…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, politics, rants Tagged With: bernard arnault, capitalism, louis vuitton, never trump

Don’t Wait: Activate in Your State

July 8, 2019 by WendyB

If you’re upset by what’s happening this country and you’re not calling your two U.S. senators and your one congressperson EVERY DAY, you ain’t serious. Stop playing! Put those phone numbers in your contacts and spend five minutes (total) telling the officials who work for you what you expect to see out of them. Can’t…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, politics, rants Tagged With: fuck the idc, idc, liz krueger, new york state senate, no idc ny

Jewels of the Month: Time to Give Women a Hand

June 12, 2019 by WendyB

I’ve got a limited number of my sterling-silver emoji earrings left. Ten of those depict hand gestures; they’re sold as single studs that you can mix and match. Through Sunday, June 16, at 11:59 p.m. ET, I will donate $10 from each $35 purchase of a single stud to your choice of She Should Run…

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Filed Under: #NOPE of the Day, earrings, emoji, featured jewel, feminism, Good Causes, In the News, jewel of the month, Jewelry, news, politics, rants, single earrings, stud earrings Tagged With: emoji earrings, joe biden, joe biden's finger, liuba grechen shirley, she should run, vote mama

The Week in Review

September 17, 2017 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, September 11: Children who lost parents in the 9/11 attacks are working on a documentary. You can contribute to the funding. Tuesday, September 12: It was Democratic primary day in New York. A whopping 15% of registered voters turned out. Pathetic….

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Filed Under: In the News, politics, rants, week in review Tagged With: primary day

A Health Insurance Horror Story

July 27, 2017 by WendyB

I have to interrupt my happy posts about the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence to share a friend’s personal story about the fatal consequences of not having health insurance. The news today has been insane as Republican Senators strive to pass a “skinny” healthcare bill — the details of which weren’t announced until close…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, politics, rants Tagged With: health care, health insurance, healthcare

Catcalls and Consent

November 7, 2016 by WendyB

One good thing came out of this year’s horrible presidential campaign: Women are speaking openly about how we are treated in the workplace and public spaces. It’s not that we never did before, of course. The @everydaysexism account on Twitter was started in March 2012. You can read thousands of personal stories there (though they…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, feminism, In the News, politics, rants

Get Smart About Manufacturing, Take Two

October 19, 2016 by WendyB

In 2010, I explained that it’s much more expensive to manufacture goods in the U.S. compared to manufacturing overseas, which results in U.S.-made goods being more expensive for consumers. CLICK HERE TO READ THE 2010 POST. I wrote that post to explain why my limited-edition jewelry designs — 99% of which are made in New…

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Filed Under: Business, get smart, In the News, politics, rants

The Unofficial Twitter Policy. And Miley Cyrus.

August 27, 2013 by WendyB

I came across this description of social-media attitudes on MetaFilter recently, and I thought it was high!larious! “OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENJOY THINGS THAT I DO NOT ENJOY.” That line sums up a vast number of conversations on Twitter. I’m always amazed that people have the time and energy to aggressively tell strangers…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Celebrities, madonna, Miley Cyrus, rants, social media

Designers Speaking Their Minds, and Me at Melina Bee

April 23, 2013 by WendyB

I enjoyed Isabel Marant’s interview with Telegraph Fashion last month. The French designer, whose wedge sneakers kickstarted the fashion sneaker trend last year, let her many imitators have it: “Everybody who has the wrong one looks quite bitchy, very vulgar, when mine are not at all.” I’m not 100% sure what it means to look…

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Filed Under: designers, interview, rants

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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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