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Living the Mullet Life

February 16, 2016 by WendyB

Sometimes, the popular misuse of the word “literally” is mildly annoying.  Other times, it’s super annoying, as in this Grammys tweet from MTV. When I read that, I was like … Yes, the actress/singer did look cute with a mullet hairstyle. Embed from Getty Images  But she’s definitely not the only one who can work…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Grammys, hair, mullets, never is the next new thing

Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #8 of 14

February 8, 2016 by WendyB

I’m definitely NOT feeling the love today, which is good, because it’s time for an anti-Valentine’s Day choice for my Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day jewelry gift-guide countdown. I’ve got a few suggestions today, starting with my GTFOH necklace. GTFOH is what I thought when someone pointed out this Louis Vuitton hashtag earring to me last night….

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Filed Under: earrings, holiday gift ideas, holidays, jewel of the month, my designs, rings, single earrings, social media, stud earrings, Valentine's Day

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

Bitch Stole My Moschino!

January 26, 2016 by WendyB

I’m mad that I didn’t see this vintage Moschino dress on 1stdibs.com before someone else bought it. I already have two Moschino “message” dresses. I wore my “You Can Dress Me Up But You Can’t Take Me Out” dress for the first time in 2010. In 2014, I got the “Not Just a Pretty Dress”…

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Filed Under: designers, pictures of me, vintage

Throwback Thursday: Sharing Earrings With Madonna Again

January 21, 2016 by WendyB

I was so excited to see this 1980s photo of Madonna. Not only is she wearing her famous Maripolitan rubber bangles, but she’s wearing matching rubber earrings. SCROLL TO THE THIRD PHOTO. Here’s a 1986 photo of me wearing the same earrings. Woot! You can also glimpse one of them in this picture. I’m sure…

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Filed Under: 80s style, earrings, madonna, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos

What Wendy Wore: Red Velvet at the GEM Awards

January 18, 2016 by WendyB

Glamorous show-business events are great for spotting ultra-high-end jewelry, like the 200 carats of Harry Winston diamonds recently worn by Jennifer Lopez at the Golden Globes. But I swear that the place to see the most exciting fine jewelry is at Jewelers of America’s GEM Awards — “the Academy Awards of the fine jewelry industry”…

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Filed Under: awards, awards shows, chokers, my designs, outfit post, pictures of me, rings, Skylar Grey, What Wendy Wore

Memories of David Bowie

January 11, 2016 by WendyB

I can still barely believe it, but we all know it’s true. David Bowie died of cancer yesterday, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th studio album, Blackstar. His producer called Blackstar a “parting gift” for Bowie’s fans. Embed from Getty Images I haven’t been able to think of anything…

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Filed Under: 80s style, Celebrities, music, obits

My Best Dressed at the 2016 Golden Globes Is …

January 10, 2016 by WendyB

I was browsing 1980s vintage while watching the Golden Globes red carpet, and I had to point out this ruffled Pierre Cardin design to my designing friend Stacy Lomman. Stacy is the one who looked through my closet once and said, “Wow! Even your ruffles have ruffles!” I said, “Do you think this has enough…

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Filed Under: 80s style, awards, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, necklaces, pictures of me

Guess Who’s Back? Back Again?

January 9, 2016 by WendyB

If you tried to visit the blog or website in the past few days, you probably saw a very scary warning about malware. But I’m back, and the malware has been banished. I used Sucuri Security to dig all the bad stuff out. I’m happy with the results, though the process wasn’t that great. The…

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Filed Under: Golden Globes, technology, wear what you want

What Wendy Wore: Big Shoulder Pads for New Year’s Eve

January 4, 2016 by WendyB

MrB and I held our New Year’s Eve dinner for friends at Narcissa, the restaurant at the Standard Hotel in the East Village. As planned, I wore a new-to-me, secondhand dress that I got because of its Klaus Nomi-esque shoulder pads and V-shaped sheer panel in the front. What Wendy Wore Dress: Brian Lichtenberg (purchased…

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Filed Under: Britney Spears, gorgeous family, gorgeous friends, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, restaurants, What Wendy Wore

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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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