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…
The Week in Review
In case you miss it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Jewels of the Month for 2015. Tuesday: What Wendy wore in 2015. Wednesday: Concert adventures in 2015. Thursday: New Year’s Eve 10 years ago and the best dressed of 2015. On Instagram, an alert German television viewer spotted my Cleopatra earrings…
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….
Throwback Thursday: New Year’s Eve, Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago tonight, I wore a vintage Clovis Ruffin dress, my gold Cleopatra earrings and a whole lot of extra hair to my New Year’s Eve celebration at Balthazar. Normally, I love a 10-year fashion-anniversary opportunity. But tonight, I’m wearing a (new-to-me) secondhand dress that, with the right hair and makeup, is intended to…
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’…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: The Miss Universe fiasco and the Paul McCartney miracle. Tuesday: I don’t get rid of my old clothes. Wednesday: A birthday goodbye to the Four Seasons restaurant. Thursday: My friend Thelma has jokes for days. Friday: My annual Merry Titmas message….
The Road to Floral Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions
For my parents’ 50th anniversary yesterday, I was so excited for them to receive the special bouquet I had sent them. I’ve been laughing uncontrollably at the floral disaster that was actually delivered. I stopped laughing long enough to write an email demanding my money back. I’ll use the refund to buy my parents dinner…
Happy Anniversary to GeorgeB and BarbaraB
Happy 50th anniversary to my parents, GeorgeB and BarbaraB. We did a lot of our celebrating already, with a special ring … Video of the recent 50th anniversary engagement ring redesign! #jewelry #beplatinum #wedding #engagementring #anniversaryring #bridaljewelry #diamonds #diamondring #video A video posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Nov 3, 2015 at 11:47am…