I’ve spent all week wondering what’s going to happen on the series finale of Mad Men on Sunday. If you could film what was happening in my brain, it would be like this. Will you be watching on Sunday? Also why isn’t there a video of the many times Joan says, “Ex-CUSE me?!”
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in National Jeweler
Thanks to Cindy Edelstein of National Jeweler for including my snake earrings in her TrendTracker piece on serpentine designs. This earring style — and its matching necklace — was inspired by and named after Mary Queen of Scots. For the mini history lesson that explains that, click here. I’ve had this design for quite a…
Jewel of the Month: FitzRoy the Cat Ear Climbers
When Jennifer Heebner of JCK Magazine interviewed me last month about my growing FitzRoy-the-Cat jewelry collection, I told her I had just finished ear climbers. Here they are … May’s Jewel of the Month! These kittehs are handmade in 18K yellow gold here in New York City, and modeled after my own Exotic Shorthair, FitzRoy…
Cleaning Out My Nightstand
I was cleaning out my nightstand and discovered this greeting card I bought at the Saatchi Gallery in London last summer. I remember being in being thoroughly entertained by the greeting-card selection that day, but I wasn’t as amused when I rediscovered this today. In fact, I thought, “What asshat gave me this?!” I bought…
Mom, Linda Evangelista, and the Week in Review
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Believe it or not, Mother’s Day wasn’t created by Hallmark. It wasn’t even created by a mother. A child-free woman named Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day services with her own mother in mind in 1908. Activist Julia Ward Howe had proposed a similar idea…
Musical Interlude: Paramore, Bjork and Marina
My concert-going friend Jessie and I have been busy lately, with the highlight being Wednesday’s Paramore show at the Beacon Theatre. Thanks to StubHub, I got second-row center seats … and thanks to Eminem and Rihanna, I had Jessie to go with. I met Jessie when I was waiting in line for Em and Rih’s…
Thanks for the Love
Thanks to these peeps who have shouted me out recently! Love & Pieces made me No. 4 on its list of “12 Jewelry Bloggers You Want to Follow,” saying, “Wendy is a firm believer that you should be creative, break the traditional fashion rules, and wear what you want!” Katerina Perez included my award-winning Pink…
My Best Dressed at the 2015 Met Gala Is …
First, let me ask … … got into people at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala last night? In 2013, when the gala celebrated the opening of the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, I was let down by the dearth of crazy, punk-inspired fashion. There were a lot of standard-issue, red-carpet ballgowns that…
Gorgeous Gong Li at the Met Gala
I’m happy to see Chinese actress Gong Li looking stunning as always at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala tonight. View image | gettyimages.com She is one of the co-chairs of the event, which marks the opening of the spring fashion exhibit, called “China: Through the Looking Glass.” I love that she combined…
Diana Heart Jewelry for a Royal Mother’s Day
So sweet! The name of Britain’s new royal princess has been revealed: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. I’m all choked up about it. I vividly remember getting up early to watch young Diana Spencer get married to Prince Charles in 1981 and now I’ve seen Princess Di’s first granddaughter arrive. Speaking of arrivals, did you see little…