I had a lot of special events to go to last week … and that’s all the excuse I needed to get another Minx manicure. For those of you who haven’t seen Minx before, it’s a film that’s applied with heat to the nails for a completely opaque look. The metallic options are my favorite…
Fashion
The War of the Roses: Moncler vs. H&M
While I was reading the May issue of W, a fluffy Moncler Gamme Rouge jacket caught my eye. It reminded me of a rosette jacket from H&M’s recent Garden Collection. Leaving price out of it, which jacket do you prefer? [polldaddy poll=3108688]
Leather-Shorts Leader and More Double Denim
In today’s Wall Street Journal, the delightful Rachel Dodes reports that leather shorts are hot, but not in the “too hot to wear in the summer” way. They’re hot as in “selling like hotcakes.” Rachel (with whom I’m acquainted) writes, “The new look made its runway debut last season in the shows of Chloe and…
Outfit Post: Some Things Old, Some Things Blue
It took me nearly two years, but I finally wore the white lace Dolce & Gabbana coat that I bought from Trudie Styler (aka Mrs. Sting) thanks to some styling tips from gorgeous blogger/designer Stacy Lomman of taffetadarlings. In fact, I wore the coat two ways in one day. For our friends’ anniversary party at…
Swear Rings in Russia, Earrings on Perez
Gorgeous blogger Julia, the Thanksgiving Girl, has achieved two Wendy Brandes Jewelry firsts. She’s my first customer in Russia AND she’s the first to get the gold-plated version of my swear rings. Gold-plated means that these are the normal silver swear rings with a thin layer of yellow gold on top.A The plated rings are…
Outfit Post: Malaysians Bring the Par-Tay
Warning: If Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx and the prime minister of Malaysia are dancing on stage together, move aside quickly. Ladies in pink head scarves will cut a bitch who gets in the way of their picture-taking. I learned this the hard way on Friday at a dinner at The St. Regis hotel in honor…
Outfit Post: All Clogged Up
I used to say, “Never say never” when it comes to fashion, but I’m taking it to the next level and declaring, “Never is the next new thing.” I’m convinced that the styles that are most hated at first — the ones that make people say, “Never!” — are the ones that are most loved…
Congrats to MrB and ProPublica on the Pulitzer Prize
I’m thrilled to tell you that ProPublica, the independent, non-profit newsroom run by my gorgeous husband, MrB (Paul Steiger), has won its first Pulitzer Prize! The prize-winning story, a collaboration with the New York Times, was a report by ProPublica’s Sheri Fink about a hospital in New Orleans where a doctor and two nurses were…
Where to Buy the SATC2 Earrings
I’m so excited about seeing my Cleopatra earrings in the Sex and the City 2 trailer that I can barely think of anything else. The extended trailer is on YouTube and you can see the earrings on Samantha (Kim Cattrall) at 1:35 and 1:37. She’s wearing her hair down and wavy, which looks great with…
What Wendy Wore: Hogan’s Heroes
There are bloggers who are passionate about wardrobe remixing — in other words, styling the same clothes different ways to get many looks. Then there’s me. I wore this ensemble twice last weekend, just changing the black t-shirt. Now that I think of it, I wore the same jacket-shoe-bag-necklace combo with the black version of…