Gorgeous blogger Jac of Dirty Shiny Pretty was checking out her fashion horoscope on Honestly … WTF when she realized that the Leo illustration was wearing a red version of my blue, cropped and ruffled Junya Watanabe motorcycle jacket. (Apparently, Capricorns like me should be wearing Givenchy. I could live with that!) I wanted to…
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Hot Search Term of the Day
Are you desperately searching the Internet for “rihanna black mesh”? You came to the right place! Check out this post I wrote last month about Rihanna’s sheer black bodysuit. As always, Rihanna is right on trend: just yesterday, I wrote a story for the Huffington Post about the trend for sheer clothes. You might be…
Sheer Madness, Plus Casting Call for Neon and Pastel
My latest story about fashion-blogger trends is up on the Huffington Post’s Stylelist section! CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO WEAR SHEER CLOTHES. I encourage you to leave a nice comment for all the beautiful wimmins who contributed their photos to my HuffPost slideshow. My next slideshow will be about the spring color trends: neon…
Sheila and Her Wendy Brandes Ring
It’s always wonderful to hear from a happy customer! Gorgeous blogger Sheila of Ephemera emailed me these pictures of herself wearing the lapis lazuli ring she purchased from me. Click the photos to read about the occasion for the ring and Sheila’s jewelry-wearing philosophy. Here is a look at the ring as it appears on…
Mind-Blowing Street Style From Essence.com
Gorgeous blogger and jewelry muse Marian Kihogo let me know that a picture taken of her wearing my jewelry during New York Fashion Week was featured on Essence.com. She looks regal, like always! While searching for Marian’s picture, this photo of blogger Sai Sankoh jumped out at me. This has got to be one of…
What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi’s Fall 2012 Show
My designing friend Zang Toi‘s lucky number is 13, so he schedules his runway shows for the thirteenth of the month whenever he can. Sure enough, he showed his black, white and red Gstaad-inspired collection at Lincoln Center on February 13 in the early afternoon. When this gown — which reminded me of a hanbok…
My Customized Evelina Ring for Marian Kihogo
I’m doing some collaborating with gorgeous London blogger Marian Kihogo and her model friend Tolula. I’ve loved Marian’s style for a long time. Her pattern-mixing, fondness for bright colors (especially in lipstick!), and trademark turban make her stand out, as does her height — she’s 6’1″ without shoes! Marian wears a lot of chunky rings,…
Valentine’s Day Countdown, Day 13: Earrings Fit for a Queen
If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you’ve seen my gold and diamond Cleopatra earrings on Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City 2. And you’ve seen the silver version on a flock of bloggers and friends. Now you can see the silver Cleos on gorgeous model/DJ/musician/actress Tolula Adeyemi. Tolula was introduced to me…
Be Yo Self … Then Buy Rings for Yo Self
I missed yesterday’s Independent Fashion Bloggers conference for the first time since gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted launched it in September 2009. Luckily, I was able to follow the action on Twitter for a while, and I noticed a lot of people were tweeting this advice from the speakers: “Be authentic.” Sigh. “Authenticity” has…
Cavalli Goes for the Gold
A Neiman Marcus catalog came in the mail and I was very taken by this pair of gold-on-gray Cavalli jeans. I like the eye-catching-yet-somehow-neutral color. But, to be honest, I am also fantasizing that my legs would look as long as the model’s if I wore those jeans. That reminds me that in 1999, I…