A #halloween blast from the past with my one-of-kind agate sleeping bat necklace. #bats #happyhalloween #spooky #halloweenjewelry #necklace #batty #soldout #scary #creepy #jewelry #holiday #boo A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Oct 31, 2015 at 10:40am PDT
Throwback Thursday: Halloween 2005
Ten years ago, for Halloween, I dressed as a Mod in an original 1960s Ossie Clark dress and white vinyl bubble hat. The white go-go boots were reproductions. My hair was shorter then. MrB was … well, I guess he was a guy wearing a mustache. Other favorite Halloween throwbacks: Diamond Doodles’s 2014 doodles with…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry on National Jeweler
Thanks to Cindy Edelstein for including my designs in her gallery of Halloween-worthy jewels on National Jeweler! Cindy featured my 18K gold and ruby skull necklace and matching earrings. You can buy the necklace here and the earrings here. Check out the rest of my skull jewelry — and I have plenty! — by clicking…
What Wendy Wore: Oh, These Old Things
My friend Jim Pensiero retired after 31 years at the Wall Street Journal, and there was a huge party for him tonight at Brasserie Ruhlmann in Rockefeller Center. I belatedly realized that I should have worn the Lolita Lempicka suit and Lillie Rubin coat that I bought when I worked at the Journal from 1992…
RIP, Anita Sarko
I was distraught to learn on Friday that iconic ’80s DJ Anita Sarko had killed herself. I didn’t know her personally, but she was a big part of the club scene that I read about avidly in Details magazine and Michael Musto’s Village Voice column. I was so fascinated by Anita that I have a…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: We got a new dog! Tuesday: I may be tired, but I look good in pink Libertine. Wednesday: Emojis finally catch up with my emoji jewelry. Thursday: I have earrings for you horror-movie fans. Friday: I’m on a list of blogs…
Thanks for the Love
Thanks to Beyond 4Cs for including me on its list of “Top 60 Diamond Blogs That Rock The Web.” It’s good to be rocking! Beyond 4Cs wrote, “A journalist-turned-fine jewelry designer, Wendy blogs passionately about her work and everyday life. Her posts are intelligently written and pack a load of fun to read.” Cool. It’s…
Throwback Thursday: Killer Earrings for Halloween
A year ago today, I posted a highlarious gif that shopping app Spring created with my hockey mask and chainsaw stud earrings. You can still get the sterling silver earrings from my Spring store or my own website, and you can have them in time for Halloween if you order today. Thanks again to gorgeous…
Get a Middle Finger Emoji on Your iPhone and Your Earlobe
Apple has a software update called iOS 9.1 and it’s got 150 new emojis, including the much-desired middle finger! Of course, I’ve been offering middle finger emoji jewelry since 2013. I wear the 18K gold version of my single stud earring every day. Seriously, I can be dressed for a black tie event, and I’ll…
Thinking of Blazing Saddles at Bergdorf Goodman
I visited a friend who works at Bergdorf Goodman (one of my favorite stores!) and had some time to kill while she finished up a dress fitting. Libertine designer Johnson Hartig had been in the store last week for a trunk show and the clothes were still there. I’ve always been interested in the line,…