Life Magazine, the photojournalism magazine, was launched as a weekly publication by Time Magazine owner Henry Luce in 1936. When I worked at People Magazine, which was started many decades later by the same corporate parent, I was based in the Time-Life building. The weekly version of Life was shut down in 1972, but the…
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Hayden Panettiere Wears WendyB
Hayden Panettiere from the television show Heroes wore my 18K gold and diamond Borgia poison ring on the Jimmy Kimmel show October 1. She picked up the ring at Broken English. Here she is in action. Check out Heroes on Hulu.
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Jean from Ghost Tailor ch-ch-ch-changed the neckline of my favorite Francis graffiti dress. (Don’t worry! Christian approves.) Here’s the new look, paired with my Nuit ring in the ugly hallway. Here’s the old look in sunny Paris. Here’s David Bowie. Speaking of rock stars, I wore the updated dress (get yours at Bloomie’s!) to dinner…
This Drum Roll Has a Nice Ring to It
Last week, I introduced the Francis Fall ’09 collection with a drum roll of sorts. Gorgeous ex-blogger ENC took pity on me and emailed me to say that her husband, a professional drummer, would kindly do some drum roll videos for me so that I would be able to announce things with the appropriate fanfare…
Paris, Day 5, Part Deux: Blogger Dinner
A highlight of day 5 in Paris was meeting handsome blogger Thom and his gorgeous fiancee, Sharon, for dinner at Le Train Bleu. They live in Vancouver but just happened to be visiting Paris at the right moment. Oddly, we all enjoyed discussing this episode of Family Guy over dinner. MrB took this picture of…
Congratulations Are in Order
Handsome blogger Thomas of The Sunday Best has proposed to his gorgeous GF Sharon … and yes, she accepted! I’m excited to have created the Asscher-cut engagement ring for the lovely couple. This is the first engagement ring I’ve done for a blogger. Congratulations, Thomas and Sharon!
Hannah Montana Wears WendyB
If you look VERY closely, you can sorta see my Victoria Buckle Ring on Miley Cyrus’s index finger. Woot!
I’ve Seen a Ghost (Tailor)
I’ve mentioned Jean, the proprietress of Ghost Tailor, quite a few times on this blog. I found Jean when I was desperately looking for someone to alter some sweaters for me. No one wants to alter sweaters, which baffles me. It’s not like the sweaters grow on the sheep in ready-to-wear condition. (Designer to sheep:…
Gorgeous Bloggers and Their Jewels
Lately, quite a few gorgeous bloggers have acquired WendyB jewels. Here are three of them: Suze Susanna K Susanna’s Siobhan Stacking Rings Enjoy your jewelry, ladies!
WendyB in Genlux
A California magazine called Genlux ran a photo of my superluxe Marie Antoinette Ring in its Spring 2009 issue. Click to enlarge Thanks, Genlux peeps!