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Follow Me on Instagram for a Silver Surprise

March 24, 2020 by WendyB

Follow my business Instagram, Wendy Brandes Jewelry, because I’ll be giving away some sterling-silver statement rings via IG stories! I started doing this last week with the remnants of my silver collection. I figured people need some cheering up during the coronavirus quarantine, and if somehow my jewelry business — and the jewelry industry in…

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Filed Under: giveaway, Jewelry, rings, silver, swear rings Tagged With: jewelry giveaway, letter rings, nyc rings, omg rings, word jewelry

F#@! These Women Are Amazing!

September 14, 2018 by WendyB

I’m so happy with these photos from my new swear ring customers.  First of all, lots of love to blogger Sheila of Ephemera. She previously bought other rings from me, but — even more importantly — she goes WAY back with me in the blogging world. Ten years! She was one of my earliest reads….

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Filed Under: Jewelry, swear rings Tagged With: badass jewelry, fierce women, fuck, sheila from ephemera, swear rings

Throwback Thursday: Need Some Fucks to Give (or Wear)?

September 6, 2018 by WendyB

Almost 10 years ago to the day — during New York Fashion Week — I introduced one of my most famous and enduring jewelry designs: my sterling-silver swear ring set. The rings immediately took off with my gorgeous, adventurous blogging customers including Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style … … and Julia of the Thank…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, swear rings, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: bella hadid, instyle magazine, paper magazine, swear rings

Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #6 of 14

February 6, 2016 by WendyB

Damn, girl! The day before hitting the stage with Coldplay at the Super Bowl, Beyonce released a surprise single and video called “Formation.” She outdid herself with this Hurricane-Katrina-referring tribute to black pride and black power. Here’s a tweet that sums it up nicely. She is the biggest star in the world, standing on a…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, holiday gift ideas, holidays, jewel of the month, music, rings, style icons, swear rings, Valentine's Day

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

Peace and Love … and Cussing

November 20, 2015 by WendyB

I always appreciate it when people write about my work. Thank you to Cindy Edelstein for including my peace sign emoji earring in her thoughtful Peace and Love TrendTracker report for National Jeweler. Cindy wrote: “In light of recent attacks around the world, including in Paris and Beirut, there is only one trend to track…

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Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, humor, Press, swear rings, swearing

A Book to Go With My Fucking Jewelry

September 16, 2014 by WendyB

Esquire ran an excerpt from a book called F**k: An Irreverent History of the F-Word by Rufus Lodge. The magazine’s glossary of 69 fucks includes Mr. Big’s favorite, “abso-fucking-lutely” … … “fuckball,” as delivered by Harvey Keitel in the movie Get Shorty … … and the likes of “fuckboy,” the 1950s term “fuck-dust,” and the…

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Filed Under: necklaces, pictures of me, rings, swear rings, swearing

Concert Adventure, Part I: Waiting for the Monster Tour

August 19, 2014 by WendyB

In March, when Rihanna and Eminem announced the dates for their joint, three-city Monster Tour, I wasn’t sure what tickets to get.  It would be practical to get seated tickets, but in huge venues like New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which has over 80,000 seats, even the best seats are fairly far away from the stage….

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Filed Under: concerts, Eminem, gorgeous friends, music, my designs, necklaces, pictures of me, Rihanna, rings, Skylar Grey, swear rings

Big Swear Rings, Little Swear Earrings

May 20, 2014 by WendyB

If you’ve coveted my much-copied swear-ring design but have been hesitant to go so bold … … you can now order sterling-silver swear stud earrings. Perfect for people with four lobe piercings! I have one set of swear studs available for immediate delivery. If you’re in New York, you can pick them up yourself at…

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Filed Under: earrings, stud earrings, swear rings

Thank You to the Peeps at Nasty Gal

February 26, 2014 by WendyB

Good news for the alert customers/readers who recently tipped me off to some knockoffs of my swear rings! The peeps at e-commerce retailer Nasty Gal have followed in the footsteps of Patricia Field and pulled a copy of my swear rings from their website.  It seemed to be the same product Patricia Field got from…

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Filed Under: rip-offs, swear rings

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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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