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Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Egypt

August 21, 2018 by WendyB

One of the first royalty-inspired designs I created was my Cleopatra earring style, way back in 2006. I eventually did a matching necklace … … and had the pleasure of seeing the earrings worn on the big screen by Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City 2. People have always asked me for a matching…

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Filed Under: bracelets, featured jewel, inspiration, jewel of the month, Jewelry Tagged With: cleopatra, sex and the city

Jewels of the Month, Part 1: Punk Platinum

June 16, 2015 by WendyB

It’s rare that I get to introduce a full collection (nearly) all at once. Usually I’m creating and revealing just one or two designs at a time. But today is different! June’s Jewels of the Month are the first nine styles of my brand-new Punk Platinum line. I was inspired to do this collection after…

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Filed Under: bracelets, earrings, jewel of the month, my designs, necklaces, platinum, rings, single earrings, stud earrings

Throwback Thursday: Papa in the Army

April 16, 2015 by WendyB

My mother’s father’s name was Sam Kay, but his three grandchildren knew him as Papa. During World War II — decades before he became Papa — he was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed in Texas. These photos were taken in 1942 or ’43. He’d married my grandmother Ruth — aka Nan — not…

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Filed Under: bracelets, gorgeous family, Throwback Thursday

“Gold Makes You Blind”

October 24, 2012 by WendyB

I don’t normally write about other jewelry designers, but I have to make an exception for one of the greats — the famed Swiss jeweler Otto Künzli. I can’t stop thinking about a well-known bracelet he made in 1980. It’s apparently at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, though not on display, so the closest…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, bracelets, jewelry designer

What Wendy Wore: The Committee to Protect Journalists Dinner

November 23, 2011 by WendyB

Last night, MrB and I attended an event that’s very important to us: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. On its website, CPJ explains what…

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Filed Under: bracelets, charity, Committee to Protect Journalists, handbags, journalism, outfit post, pictures of me, shoes, vintage, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore, zang toi

Vanity Fair

February 23, 2009 by WendyB

I wore the beautiful Zang Toi gown from my last post to Graydon Carter’s fabulous Vanity Fair Oscar party. Here are a few more photos. Front of the gown. Some of my jewels. The flowers on the backless back of the dress. Oh, and ALL the stars came out for Graydon’s party. We saw Jennifer…

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Filed Under: bracelets, dresses, my designs, parties, pictures of me, rings, zang toi

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

October 29, 2007 by WendyB

I was cleaning a few bangles in soapy water yesterday, and when I picked up one to inspect it, inspiration struck. Yes, you can blow a huge bubble through a bangle! Bangles shown in (from top) matte 18K yellow gold, white gold with black diamonds, white gold with white diamonds, and yellow gold with white…

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Filed Under: bracelets, my designs

Zang With a Z

September 5, 2007 by WendyB

Tonight my husband and I saw Zang Toi‘s spring line at a fundraiser Zang held for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. We saw both singer Patti LaBelle and DJ drag queen Lady Bunny there. Who is the greater diva? I would have liked to see them wrestle for the title. Maybe next season! The theme for…

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Filed Under: belts, bracelets, chokers, designers, favorite brands, gorgeous clients, rings, zang toi

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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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