Straight Outta Compton, the authorized biopic of the rap group N.W.A, was the unexpected hit movie of the summer. It tells the story of the five guys — Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella — who shocked the country with songs like “Fuck tha Police.” Five guys. But wait! Look at…
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Wendy Brandes on American Fashion Podcast
Check me out talking about the fashion and jewelry industries on American Fashion Podcast! Part I Part II AFP hosts Seth Friederman, Charles Beckwith and Lisa-Maria Radano invited me and menswear designer/ fellow Fashion Group International Rising Star awardee Loris Diran to dish the dirt. We had so much to say that the podcast had…
Miley Cyrus Hosts the MTV VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards are tonight, so I was inspired to dig these out. I went to the #vmas from 1999 through 2003. I can't find my ticket from 2000 though! #mtvvmas #mtvvideomusicawards #videomusicawards #mtvvmas2015 #vmas2015 #nostalgia #mtv #bringitbacktonyc #fun #tickets #memories #ticketstub #mementos A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Aug 30,…
JCK Ponders Amazon’s Potential for Jewelry Sales
Rob Bates, news director of JCK Online, has been contemplating whether Amazon can succeed in the jewelry business. Amazon has had its eyes on jewelry since 2003. CLICK HERE TO READ ROB’S STORY. I’m always thinking that I’ve got to clear out my thousands of old emails, but they came in handy today when Rob…
Wendy Brandes Cat Jewelry in National Jeweler
Thanks to Cindy Edelstein for including me in Tuesday’s TrendTracker post for National Jeweler. This one was about pets. I’m represented by my FitzRoy the Cat ear climbers. How cute do these look on? You can get the FitzRoy climbers on my website here. Don’t forget that I also have FitzRoy earring jackets and birthstone…
Thanks for the Love: The Retail Jeweler Magazine and JCK
Big thanks go out to the Retail Jeweler Magazine for including my Jonah and the Whale Maneater ring in the July/August wedding-bands lookbook! Also, I’m No. 1 on the list. Woot! Jackie LeBental’s description of my design is lovely. In case you can’t decipher the text in the image, it reads: “I am always taken…
Read All About Me on The Gem Therapist
Thank you to gorgeous Arielle Klein for interviewing me for her new blog, The Gem Therapist. I’m officially one of her “Women Who Gem“! I was as honest as ever when Arielle asked me about the biggest challenge in my business. I also credited a woman who died in 1536 as the person who inspired…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in National Jeweler
Thank you to gorgeous Brecken Branstrator for including my one-of-a-kind She Sells Seashells ring in her National Jeweler post on summer-inspired jewelry! The 18K-rose-gold ring features a hand-carved rose-quartz “shell” and diamonds. It makes a statement but it’s not a red-carpet-only ring. You can definitely wear this one on a casual day. Just don’t wear…
Throwback Thursday: Old Interviews
Recently, tall and gorgeous Monica Stephenson of jewelry blog iDazzle reminded me of an interview she did with me in 2010. We agreed it held up pretty well, though it was amusing to see that I was just embarking on my post-swear-ring ring sets: LOL, OMG and NYC ring. Those ring sets were the first…
Turquoise Has a Moment on National Jeweler
Cindy Edelstein of National Jeweler reports in her weekly TrendTracker post that turquoise is “having a real moment in the sun.” That’s an appropriate description, seeing as the cheerfully colored stone is perfect for summer. Of course, just because we use a bright color in our jewelry doesn’t mean we can’t be our morbid, skull-loving…