To bring 2017 to a close, I’m taking a look back at 12 “What Wendy Wore” highlights, with an emphasis on slow fashion. Click the photos for the original posts. January began with all gold everything, as I rang in 2017 in a gold gown first worn in 2004. This time, I added a crown….
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Wednesday’s Video: Year in Review and a Birthday
After blogging for 10 years, I finally got around to launching my Wendy Brandes Jewelry YouTube channel in April! Here are a few of the year’s most significant videos, including the first one, which was actually recycled from something I’d done for the JCK jewelry trade show in 2016. More entertaining, in my opinion, was…
Year in Review: Neglected Concerts of 2016
I already blogged about a lot of the concerts I went to this year — including Rihanna, Beyonce, Paul Simon, and Paul McCartney — as well as the music festivals Coachella and Desert Trip. However, there were a few performances that I didn’t get around to sharing. One of those was Royce da 5’9″, whose…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2016
Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for ALMOST every month of 2016. Click the photos for the original posts. In January, I wore a vintage Lemington Ridley dress to Jewelers of America’s GEM Awards (the Oscars of the jewelry industry). I hadn’t worn this dress in 10 years, and before that, I only wore it…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in JCK’s Year-End Review
Brittany Siminitz — the gorgeous marketplace maven at jewelry trade publication JCK — took a look back at her complete list of “Britt’s Picks” for 2016. My punk earring pair (in gold) and trio (in platinum) were a pick in August. I love what Brittany wrote. Here’s part of it: “If anyone, like me, feels…
Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2016
My Jewel of the Month posts highlight my newest — or sometimes my newsiest — jewelry designs. Here are 2016’s hot jewels from both my luxe signature line and my social-media-inspired WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Click the photos to read the original posts. Redesigning old jewelry is one of my specialties. January’s Jewel…
My Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award for 2015
Sasha Charnin Morrison — formerly the fashion director for Us Weekly — called it. My Best Dressed/Wear What You Want award for 2015 has to go to 18-year-old Kyemah McEntyre for her self-designed prom dress. Still my favorite dress of the year. 18 year old designer #kyemahmcentyre 's prom design was the coolest of 2015….
Year in Review: Concert Adventures in 2015
I usually blog about the concerts I go to, but I never wrote about the four shows I saw in November. My concert friend Jessie and I saw Marina and the Diamonds for the third time this year at Terminal 5 on November 10. As you can see from this video, we didn’t get there…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2015
Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2015. (I’m not including any of the looks from my “Outfits on Repeat in 2015” post.) Click the photos for the original posts. I felt great in the Zang Toi jacket and faux-garter tights that I wore to Zang’s runway show in February 2014, so…
Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2015
My Jewel of the Month posts highlight my newest — or newsiest — jewelry designs. Here are 2015’s hot jewels from both my luxe signature line and my social-media-inspired WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Click the photos to read the original posts. Most of the engagement/wedding jewelry I do is customized to the clients’…