About two weeks ago, gorgeous Josette Patterson, who, with her husband Mark, designs the Mark Patterson line of jewelry, emailed to ask if she could interview me for her blog. When she sent me her questions, she began by saying, “I noticed that everyone who interviewed you asked you the same questions about your past…
Pharrell Does It Again
Singer/songwriter/producer/everything Pharrell Williams sure knows how to get everyone talking with his fashion choices. In January, his Vivienne Westwood hat stole the show at the Grammys. In March, his tuxedo shorts made a big statement at the Oscars. Tonight, I was watching True Blood instead of the BET Awards, but when I saw “Uggs” trending…
The White (Gold) Sale
“White sales” usually refer to seasonal discounts on linens and other household goods, but I’m having an 18K-white-gold jewelry sale! I want to send my remaining inventory of 18K-white-gold pieces off to good homes. There’s only one of each on offer, and several pieces are priced at or below cost. Going forward, I will be…
Lana Del Rey and WendyB: Similarities and Differences
My eyes almost popped out of my head when I saw a photo of the possibly-death-obsessed singer Lana Del Rey in London. Check it out! Her t-shirt features the 1990 “Women of Twin Peaks” Rolling Stone cover that hung on my wall for many years. I can imagine pouty Lana being an Audrey Horne fan like…
Throwback Thursday: One Dress in 2002, 2010 and Today
After I did yesterday’s post on “dresses through the years,” I did a collage of the oldest dress — a Versace — for Facebook. Here it is. Click to enlarge! That inspired me to do another collage for Throwback Thursday with an even older dress. This leopard-print Diane von Furstenberg has been on the blog…
What Wendy Wore: Dresses Through the Years
When I graduated from college and entered the working world — a long time ago — I bought into the notion that it was good to stock a wardrobe with basic black. Supposedly, if everything you had looked the same, no one would know how many or how few clothes you had, how often you…
“Born in Arizona, Moved to Babylonia”
While I was at the gym yesterday, Steve Martin’s 1978 novelty hit, “King Tut,” popped up on my iPod. I had to listen to it three or four times. I love that song! Then I raced home to look up the original Saturday Night Live performance. Click the screen cap below to view it. Steve…
Jewel of the Month: Barbed Wire Stacking Rings
My right-hand woman Eryn gave followers of my Wendy Brandes Jewelry Instagram a sneak peek of my new barbed wire stacking rings a couple of weeks ago. Two of the rings shown are sterling silver ($80); the other two are gold-plated sterling silver ($90). There are two sizes and styles: large with a plain shank,…
Photobomb Level: Expert
Everyone else I know can give up on photobombing. My gorgeous sister Terri Berry is the all-time champion. From now on, this move should be known as the Terri bomb. For “level: expert” memes, click here. For more highlarious photobombs, click here.
Throwback Thursday: Maternal Great-Grandparents
My gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, recently gave me two undated photos of her grandparents (my great-grandparents), William and Sadie Weiss. The Weisses were from Budapest, Hungary. Later, they lived with my mother’s family in Brooklyn. Sadie died when she was 64. Then my mother’s family moved to a different house, and William came along and lived…