Before my parents moved out of my childhood home in 2013, I retrieved some of my old things from their basement and various closets. I found a lot of letters. During high school, I had pen pals in England, and I was always running to the mailbox to look for a blue airmail envelope. Who…
Peace and Love … and Cussing
I always appreciate it when people write about my work. Thank you to Cindy Edelstein for including my peace sign emoji earring in her thoughtful Peace and Love TrendTracker report for National Jeweler. Cindy wrote: “In light of recent attacks around the world, including in Paris and Beirut, there is only one trend to track…
Throwback Thursday: Vintage Gold Dress
I feel like I wore my gold, one-sleeved, vintage dress recently but, according to photo evidence, “recently” was seven years ago. Here I am in 2008 with my friend Melissa at the Committee to Protect Journalists awards dinner. I got this dress at Allan & Suzi’s vintage/consignment store in 2004. I wore it to the…
Adele Is So Cute
Adele has a new song out off her soon-to-be released album 25. The song is called “We Are Young.” Adele named her 2008 debut album 19, to reflect the age she was when she was writing it. Her 2011 album, 21, followed suit, title-wise. It was a monster hit: It topped the Billboard charts for…
What Wendy Wore: Style Forever by Alyson Walsh
My gorgeous British friend Alyson Walsh came to New York to celebrate the U.S. publication of her book Style Forever. We toasted her with Moet & Chandon Champagne at the Michele Varian shop in Soho. The subtitle of Aly’s book is “The Grown-Up Guide to Looking Fabulous,” and the guests lived up to it! I…
Jewel of the Month: Dragon and Knight Maneater Ring
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve already seen the seventh ring in my Maneater series: the Dragon and Knight. If you don’t follow me, first of all: follow me! Secondly, enjoy this little video of the piece, which is November’s Jewel of the Month. A video posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on…
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what has been on the blog recently. Monday, Oct. 26: RIP, Anita Sarko. Tuesday, Oct. 27: My 2004 Versace is holding up well. Wednesday, Oct. 28: National Jeweler’s gallery of Halloween-worthy jewels. Thursday, Oct. 29: Dressing as a Mod for Halloween 2005. Saturday, Oct. 31: Feeling batty on Halloween….
Thinking of Paris
MrB and I go to Paris pretty much every year. I’m heartbroken to see what’s happening there. The hostage situation in the Bataclan theater makes me think of the tragic Dubrovka Theater hostage-taking in Moscow in 2002. I hope everyone still in the Bataclan gets out safely.
Throwback Thursday: Guess Who’s Back? Again!
I wasn’t able to update my blog for a few days this week due to some technical problems. It reminded me of the time in 2008 when I was on Blogger and wrongly tagged as spam. I was locked out of my blog for 12 days. I was Frozen Caveman Blogger. CLICK HERE TO READ…
November Is Boob-Bow Month
The last two times I discovered great boob/butt bows on 1stdibs.com were November 2012 and November 2014. It seems like November is officially boob-and-butt-bow month! Maybe it’s because the holidays are coming, and bows look so festive. Here’s my new find: a boob-bow bustier by one of my favorite designers, Patrick Kelly. I love the…