I was planning to write about the fashion at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, but Game of Thrones is the only thing I can think about. My designing friend Stacy Lomman, who watched the show with me, was doubly traumatized. Not only did we learn that poor Hodor had been unable to voice anything but…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Game of Thrones is hawt! Tuesday: Just do it already. Wednesday: I bought this coat in the ’90s! Thursday: You must see the documentary about Anthony Weiner. Friday: Thanks to InDesign Magazine for featuring my Maneater collection. And on Instagram, I…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in InDesign and Vegas
The gorgeous Trace Shelton of InDesign Magazine followed up April’s “Five Questions” online interview with me by featuring my Maneater jewelry designs in this month’s print edition. Thanks, Trace! If you’re in the jewelry business and are attending the upcoming JCK LUXURY trade in Las Vegas, you can see these pieces in person. You’ll also…
Throwback Thursday: Weiner and McQueen
Here’s a political throwback: Anthony Weiner, the former New York Congressman and failed mayoral candidate who was brought down by sexting scandals. He’s the subject of the new documentary Weiner, by Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman, who were given extensive access because they were there to shoot a political comeback. Instead, they were flies on…
What Wendy Wore: Freedom of the Press Awards
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press had its annual awards dinner at the Pierre Hotel last night, and MrB and I were there. RCFP is different from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the nonprofit that MrB chaired for six years, though both are excellent organizations. The Reporters Committee is focused on legal issues…
Life Advice From Artist Chuck Close
I recently read the following advice from portrait painter Chuck Close. He was talking about art, but it applies to a lot of life situations where we wait and wait and wait till the “right moment” to fulfill our dreams. “The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me,…
That “Game of Thrones” Episode Was Hot!
If you’re one of those people who hate spoilers … too bad! Because the big boat sank in Titanic, “Rosebud” was a sled in Citizen Kane, and a naked Khaleesi (aka Daenerys Targaryen) reminded us why one of her many nicknames is “the Unburnt” by walking through flames again at the end of last night’s…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: I finally got a new pair of jeans. Wednesday: The Jewel of the Month is my arrowhead dangle ring. Thursday: Is anyone at Cannes going to look as hot as Yoko Ono did? Friday: I love it when Friday the 13th…
Happy Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky for me, because I have these hockey-mask-and-chainsaw stud earrings to wear … … as well as a matching ring! As I’ve pointed out before, Jason Voorhees — the Friday the 13th killer — wore a hockey mask but wielded a machete, not a chainsaw. It was Leatherface who used a…
Throwback Thursday: Yoko Ono With a Choker at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival started yesterday and continues through May 22. Damn! That’s a long festival. I’m sure during that time, there will be something on the red carpet or in a photocall that will blow me away fashion-wise. But, in the first day and a half, nothing has wowed me as much as the…